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Numbers 21:21-24

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.

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