New American Standard Bible 1995
Numbers 21
Arad Conquered
1When the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166,who livedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in theNegevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was comingבָּ֣אba'H935by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAtharimהָאֲתָרִ֑יםha.'a.ta.RimH871,then he foughtוַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙vai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and tookוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617someמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of them captiveשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.
2SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518You will indeedנָתֹ֨ןna.TonH5414deliverתִּתֵּ֜ןti.TenH5414thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I willutterlyH2763destroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763their citiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.”
3The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414up the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; then theyutterlyH2763destroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֥םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763them and their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Thus the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.
4Then they setוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265out from Mountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488H3220Seaיַם־yam-H3220, togoלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437aroundH5437the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of EdomH112; and thepeopleנֶֽפֶשׁ־ הָעָ֖םne.fesh- ha.'AmH5315H5971becameH7114impatientH7114because of the journeyבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.
5The peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696against Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430and Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, “Whyלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100have you broughtהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927us up out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to dieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057?For thereH369is noH369foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and noH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, andwe loatheקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973this miserableהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052foodבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.”
The Bronze Serpent
6The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryH8314serpentsH8314among the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971andthey bitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, so thatmanyרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
7So the peopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “We have sinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have spokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against the Lordבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068and you;intercedeהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that He may removeוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493the serpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us.” And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872intercededוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
8Then the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872, “Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213afieryשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314serpent,and setוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it on a standardנֵ֑סNesH5251;and it shall comeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about, that everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is bittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391,when he looksוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200at it, he will liveוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.”
9And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213abronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175and setוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it on the standardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251;and it cameוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961about, that ifאִם־'im-H518a serpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175bitנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391anyH376manH376,when he lookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027to the bronzeהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175,he livedוָחָֽי׃va.ChaiH2421.
11They journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265from Obothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Iye-abarimH5863,in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834is oppositeעַל־ פְּנֵ֣י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, to theeastמִמִּזְרַ֖ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.Rach ha.Sha.meshH4217H8121.
13From thereמִשָּׁם֮mi.ShamH8033they journeyedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265and campedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the otherמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676of the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that comesהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318out of the borderמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567,for the Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,betweenH996Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.
14Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921H3651it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in the Bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Warsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Wahebוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in Suphahבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492,And the wadisהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158of the Arnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,
16From thereוּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.ShamH8033they continued toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876,that is the wellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872, “Assembleאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,that I may giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414them waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.”
18The wellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875,which the leadersשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269sankחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658,Which the noblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971dugכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738,With the scepterבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710andwith their staffsבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938.”And from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they continuedto Mattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980,
20and from Bamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120to the valleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516that is in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,at the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449which overlooksוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה עַל־ פְּנֵ֥יve.nish.Ka.fah 'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440H8259thewastelandהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.
Two Victories
22“Let me passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughH5674your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776.We will not turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186off into fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704or vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;we will not drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325from wellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875.We will goנֵלֵ֔ךְne.LekhH1980by the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428highwayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870untilעַ֥ד אֲשֶֽׁר־'ad 'a.Sher-H5704H834we have passedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674throughH5674your borderגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.”
23But Sihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511would not permitנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478to passעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674throughH5674his borderבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.LoH1366.So Sihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971and wentוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out againstלִקְרַ֤אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
24ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478struckוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and tookH3423possessionוַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.RashH3423of his landאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the Arnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769to the Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,as farH5704as the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983; for theborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983wasJazerH3270.
25Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478livedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,and in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hervillagesבְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.no.Tei.haH1323.
26For Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809was the cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892of Sihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whoH1931had foughtנִלְחַ֗םnil.ChamH3898against the formerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124and had takenוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605his landאַרְצ֛וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of his handמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the Arnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.
28For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784wentH3318forthH3318from Heshbonמֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,A flameלֶהָבָ֖הle.ha.VahH3852from the townמִקִּרְיַ֣תmi.kir.YatH7151of Sihonסִיחֹ֑ןsi.ChonH5511;It devouredאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398Arעָ֣ר'arH6144of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, Thedominantבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167heightsH1181of the Arnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.
29Woeאוֹי־'o-H188to you, O Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!You are ruinedאָבַ֖דְתָּ'a.Vad.taH6,O peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645!He has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414his sonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121as fugitivesפְּלֵיטִם֙pe.lei.TimH6412,And his daughtersוּבְנֹתָ֣יוu.ve.no.TavH1323into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֔יתba.she.VitH7622,To an Amoriteאֱמֹרִ֖י'e.mo.RiH567kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428,Sihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511.
32Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to spyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outJazerיַעְזֵ֔רya'.ZerH3270,and they capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920its villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323and dispossessedוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.yi.reshH3423the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werethereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
33Then they turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437and wentוַֽיַּעֲל֔וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316,and Ogעוֹג֩'OgH5747the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318outwith allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,for battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421atEdreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.
34But the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872, “Do not fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372him, for I have givenנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him into your handבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;and you shall doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as you didעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213to Sihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whoH834livedיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.”
35So theykilledוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221him and his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121and allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,untilעַד־'ad-H5704there was noבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115remnantשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him; and they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.
Commentaries on Numbers 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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