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Numbers 21:13-26

13From thereמִשָּׁם֮mi.ShamH8033they moved onנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the other sideמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676of the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that extendsהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318into the Amoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567territoryמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366.Nowכִּ֤יkiH3588the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the Moabitesמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is statedיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in the Bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Warsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853: “Wahebוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in Suphahבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the wadisהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158of the Arnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15even the slopesוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of the wadisהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834extendנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to the siteלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427of Arעָ֑ר'ArH6144and lieוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172along the borderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”

16From thereוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033they went onto Beerבְּאֵ֑רָה הִ֣ואbe.'E.rah hi'H876 H1931,the wellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872, “Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971so that I may giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.”

17Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892: “Spring upעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927,O wellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875,all of you singעֱנוּ־'e.nu-H6030to it!

18The princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269dugחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658the wellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875;the noblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hollowed it outכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738with their sceptersבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710and with their staffsבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938.”From the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057the Israelites went onto Mattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980,

19and from Mattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980to Nahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160,and from Nahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160to Bamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120,

20and from Bamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120to the valleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834inבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124where the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449overlooksוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה עַל־ פְּנֵ֥יve.nish.Ka.fah 'al- pe.NeiH8259 H5921 H6440the wastelandהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

21Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413Sihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22“Let us passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776.We will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808turn aside intoנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186any fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704or vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754, orלֹ֥אlo'H3808drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325from any wellבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875.We will stay onנֵלֵ֔ךְne.LekhH1980the King’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428Highwayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870untilעַ֥ד'adH5704אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834we have passed throughנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674your territoryגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.”

23But Sihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511אֶת־'et-H853would notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808letנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478passעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674through his territoryבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.LoH1366.Instead, heסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622his wholeכָּל־kol-H3605armyעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971and went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to confrontלִקְרַ֤אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.When he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096,he foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478put himוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221to the swordלְפִי־ חָ֑רֶבle.fi- Cha.revH6310 H2719and took possession ofוַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.RashH3423אֶת־'et-H853his landאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776,from the Arnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769toעַד־'ad-H5704the Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999—but only up toעַד־'ad-H5704the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the AmmonitesH1121 H5983,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it was fortifiedעַ֔ז'AzH5794.

25Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֵ֥ת'etH853capturedוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the citiesהֶעָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּהhe.'a.Rim ha.'E.lehH5892 H428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567עָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892and occupiedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478themבְּכָל־be.kholH3605,including Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605its villagesבְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.no.Tei.haH1323.

26כִּ֣יkiH3588Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809was the cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892of Sihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whoH1931had foughtנִלְחַ֗םnil.ChamH3898against the formerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124and takenוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605his landאַרְצ֛וֹ מִיָּד֖וֹ'ar.Tzo mi.ya.DoH776 H3027asעַד־'ad-H5704far as the Arnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

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