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Numbers 21:21-32

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.

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