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Numbers 21

1AndtheCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166,whodweltH3427inthesouthH5045,heardH8085thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֣אba'H935bythewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAtharim,andhefoughtH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andtookH7617someofthemprisoners.

2ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088toJehovah,andsaidH559,IfthougiveH5414thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971whollyintomyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,thenIwillutterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763theircitiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.

3AndJehovahlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,anddelivereduptheCanaanitesH3669;andtheyutterly destroyedthem,andtheircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Andtheycalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034oftheplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

4AndtheyjourneyedfrommountHorמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023bythewayH1870oftheRedseaיַם־yam-H3220,togoלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437roundH5437thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123;andthesoulH5315ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971became impatientonthewayH1870;

5andthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeH1696againstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430,andagainstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872,Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100haveyebroughtH5927usupoutofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714thatweshoulddieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?forthereisnobreadH3899,andnowaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,andoursoulH5315loathesthislightbreadH3899.

6ThenJehovahsentH7971fieryserpentsamongthepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, which bitthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andmuchH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedH4191.

7Andthepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872andsaidH559,WehavesinnedH2398,inthatwehavespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstJehovah,andagainstthee:prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419toJehovahthathetakeawayH5493theserpentsfromus.AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419forthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760theeafiery [serpent],andsetH7760ituponapole;anditshallcometopass,thateveryonethatisbitten,andlookethuponit,shalllive.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeH6213aserpentofbrass,andputוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760ituponapole;anditcametopass,ifaserpenthadbittenanymanH376,andhebeheldtheserpentofbrass,helived.

10AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyed,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inObothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11AndtheyremovedfromObothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atIjim-Abarim,inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thatisbeforeMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,towardthesun-rising.

12Fromthencetheyremoved,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atthetorrentZeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13Fromthencetheyremoved,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583ontheotherמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676oftheArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769,whichisinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057thatcomesH3318outoftheborderמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366oftheAmoritesH567.FortheArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769istheborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,betweenMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124andtheAmoritesH567.

14ThereforeH3651itissaidH559inthebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofthewarsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421ofJehovah, VahebinSuphah,andthebrooksofArnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769;

15Andthestreamofthebrookswhichturnethtothedwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144,Andinclineth towardtheborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16AndfromthencetoBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876:thatisthewellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875ofwhichJehovahspoketoMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Assemblethepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andIwillgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,Riseup,wellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875!singH7891untoit:

18Wellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875whichprincesH8269digged, whichthenoblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hollowedoutat [thewordof]thelawgiver,withtheir staves.Andfromthewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057[theywent]toMattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980;

19and fromMattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980toNahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160; and fromNahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160toBamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120;

20andfromBamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120tothevalleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516thatisinthefieldsH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,tothetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,whichlooksוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259overthesurfaceH6440ofthewaste.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toSihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428oftheAmoritesH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Letuspassאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughthylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776;wewillnotturnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186intothefieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,orintothevineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;wewillnotdrinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325outofthewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875;ontheking'sroadH1870willwegountilwehavepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thyborderH1366.

23ButSihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511wouldnotsufferIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478togoH3318throughhisborderH1366;andSihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allhispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971,andwentH3318outagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,andcameH935toJahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096,andfoughtH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478smotehimwiththeedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,andtookH3423possessionוַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.RashH3423ofhislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776fromtheArnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769totheJabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,evenuntothechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983;fortheborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983wasstrongעַ֔ז'AzH5794.

25AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookH3947allthesecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892oftheAmoritesH567,atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,andinallitsdependentvillages.

26ForHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wasthecityעִ֗יר'IrH5892ofSihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567;andhehadfoughtH3898againsttheformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124,andhadtakenH3947allhislandאַרְצ֛וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofhishandמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,evenuntotheArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

27ThereforeH3651thepoetssayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Comeבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935toHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809;letthecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511bebuiltH1129andestablishedוְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןve.ti.ko.NenH3559.

28FortherewentH3318forthH3318fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784fromHeshbonמֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,aflameלֶהָבָ֖הle.ha.VahH3852fromthecityofSihonסִיחֹ֑ןsi.ChonH5511;ItconsumedH398Arעָ֣ר'arH6144ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,thelordsofthehighבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116oftheArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

29Woeאוֹי־'o-H188tothee,Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124! thou art undone,peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645:HegaveH5414hissonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121thathadescaped,andhisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֣יוu.ve.no.TavH1323intocaptivityH7628toSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567.

30Andwehaveshotוַנִּירָ֛םva.ni.RamH3384atthem;Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809isperishedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6evenuntoDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769;andwehavelaid[them]wasteevenuntoNophah,whichreacheth untoMedebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.

31AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427inthelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheAmoritesH567.

32AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentH7971tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outJaazer,andtheytookH3920itsdependentvillages,andhedispossessedH3423theAmoritesH567thatwerethere.

33Andtheyturnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437andwentH3318upbythewayH1870toBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316;andOgעוֹג֩'OgH5747thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316wentH3318outagainstthem,heandallhispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,forbattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421toEdreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.

34AndJehovahsaidH559toMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372himnot!forintothyhandבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027haveIgivenH5414him,andallhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,andhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;andthou shaltdotohimasthou didst untoSihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428oftheAmoritesH567,whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.

35Andtheysmotehim,andhissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,andallhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,sothattheyleftH7604himnoneremainingH7604,andtookH3423possessionוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423ofhislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

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