New American Standard Bible 2020

Numbers 21:21-25

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.RahH5674through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776.We will not turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186offH5186into fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704or vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;we will not drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354waterמֵ֣יmeiH4325from wellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875.We will goנֵלֵ֔ךְne.LekhH1980by the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428roadבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.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.VorH5674through his borderבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.LoH1366.Instead, Sihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605his peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971and wentH3318outH3318againstלִקְרַ֤אתlik.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.RimH5892, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478livedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809and in allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hervillagesבְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.no.Tei.haH1323.

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