New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:26-30

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.”

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