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Deuteronomy 2:30-37

30But Sihonסִיחֹן֙si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wouldאָבָ֗ה'a.VahH14not let us passהַעֲבִרֵ֖נוּha.'a.vi.Re.nuH5674by him: for Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hardenedהִקְשָׁה֩hik.ShahH7185his spiritרוּח֗וֹru.ChoH7307,and made his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824obstinateוְאִמֵּץ֙ve.'i.MetzH553,that he might deliverתִּתּ֥וֹti.ToH5414him into thy handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, as appeareththis dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.

31And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Beholdרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I have begunהַֽחִלֹּ֙תִי֙ha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to giveתֵּ֣תtetH5414Sihonסִיחֹ֖ןsi.ChonH5511and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee: beginהָחֵ֣לha.ChelH2490to possessרָ֔שׁRashH3423,that thou mayest inheritלָרֶ֖שֶׁתla.Re.shetH3423his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

32Then Sihonסִיחֹ֨ןsi.ChonH5511came outוַיֵּצֵא֩vai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125us, he and all his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Jahazיָֽהְצָה׃Ya.he.tzahH3096.

33And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him beforeלְפָנֵ֑ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us; and we smoteוַנַּ֥ךְva.NakhH5221him, and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוbe.novH1121,and all his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

34And we tookוַנִּלְכֹּ֤דva.nil.KodH3920all his citiesעָרָיו֙'a.RavH5892at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,and utterly destroyedוַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙va.na.cha.RemH2763the menמְתִ֔םme.TimH4962,and the womenוְהַנָּשִׁ֖יםve.ha.na.ShimH802,and the little onesוְהַטָּ֑ףve.ha.TafH2945,of every cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,we leftהִשְׁאַ֖רְנוּhish.'Ar.nuH7604none to remainשָׂרִֽיד׃sa.RidH8300:

35Only the cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929we took for a preyבָּזַ֣זְנוּba.Zaz.nuH962unto ourselves, and the spoilוּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.LalH7998of the citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892which we tookלָכָֽדְנוּ׃la.Kha.de.nuH3920.

36From Aroerמֵֽעֲרֹעֵ֡רme.'a.ro.'ErH6177, which isby the brinkשְׂפַת־se.fat-H8193of the riverנַ֨חַלNa.chalH5158of Arnonאַרְנֹ֜ן'ar.NonH769, and fromthe cityוְהָעִ֨ירve.ha.'IrH5892that isby the riverבַּנַּ֙חַל֙ba.Na.chalH5158,even unto Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דha.gil.'AdH1568,there was not one cityקִרְיָ֔הkir.YahH7151too strongשָׂגְבָ֖הsa.ge.VahH7682for us: Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430deliveredנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414all unto usלְפָנֵֽינוּ׃le.fa.Nei.nuH6440:

37Only unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Ammonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983thou camestקָרָ֑בְתָּka.Ra.ve.taH7126not, norunto any placeיַ֞דyadH3027of the riverנַ֤חַלNa.chalH5158Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,nor unto the citiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892in the mountainsהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,nor unto whatsoever Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forbadצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680us.

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