New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:25-35

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.

27Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֛ן'al- kenH5921 H3651those who useH4911proverbsH4911sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559, “Comeבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935to Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809!Let it be builtתִּבָּנֶ֥הti.ba.NehH1129!So let the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Sihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511be establishedוְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןve.ti.ko.NenH3559.

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.

30But we have castH3384them downH3384,Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809is ruinedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6as farH5704asDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,Then we have laidH8074wasteH8074evenH5704to Nophahנֹ֔פַחNo.fachH5302,Whichאֲשֶׁ֖רׄ'a.SherH834reachesto Medebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.”

31Thus Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

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.

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