New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:23-26

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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