New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:13-26

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- kenH5921 H3651it 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,

15And the slopeוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of the wadisהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158That extendsנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to the siteH7675ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144,And leansוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172to the borderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.”

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.”

17Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891thisH2088songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892: “Springעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927up, O wellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875!SingH6031to it!

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,

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'H1516that is in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,at the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449which overlooksוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה עַל־ פְּנֵ֥יve.nish.Ka.fah 'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440 H8259thewastelandהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

21Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Sihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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-H5704 H834we 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.

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