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Numbers 21:21-32

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.

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.

27For thatH3651reasonH3651those 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'eshH784spreadיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318from 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, Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!You are destroyedאָבַ֖דְתָּ'a.Vad.taH6,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 shotוַנִּירָ֛םva.ni.RamH3384them downH3384with arrows,Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809is destroyedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6as farH5704asDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,Then we have laidH8074wasteH8074as farH5704as Nophahנֹ֔פַחNo.fachH5302,Whichאֲשֶׁ֖רׄ'a.SherH834reachesto Medebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.”

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

32Now Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971mento spyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outH7270Jazerיַעְזֵ֔רya'.ZerH3270,and they capturedוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920its villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323and dispossessedוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.yi.reshH3423the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834werethereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

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