Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:13-26

13From thence they removedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the other sideמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676of Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769, which isin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that cometh outהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of the coastsמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567:for Arnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769isthe borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,between Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Wherefore it is saidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in the bookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the warsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,What he didוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in the Red seaבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492,and in the brooksהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158of Arnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And at the streamוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of the brooksהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158that goeth downנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to the dwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427of Arעָ֑ר'ArH6144,and liethוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172upon the borderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366of Moabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16And from thence they wentto Beerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876: that isthe wellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereof Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414them waterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891this songהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892,Spring upעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927,O wellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singעֱנוּ־'e.nu-H6030ye unto it:

18The princesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269diggedחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658the wellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875,the noblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971diggedכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738it, by the direction ofthe lawgiverבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710,with their stavesבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938.And from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they wentto Mattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980:

19And from Mattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980to Nahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160:and from Nahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160to Bamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120:

20And from Bamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120inthe valleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516, that isin the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,to the topרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of Pisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,which lookethוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

21And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto Sihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Let me passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through thy landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:we will not turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186into the fieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704,or into the vineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;we will not drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354ofthe watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the wellבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875: butwe will go alongH3212by the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428highwayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,until we be pastנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thy bordersגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

23And Sihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511would not sufferנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478to passעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674through his borderבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.LoH1366:but Sihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all his peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971togetherH622,and went outוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057:and he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and possessedוַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.RashH3423his landאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776from Arnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769unto Jabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,even unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983:for the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983wasstrongעַ֔ז'AzH5794.

25And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947all these citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892:and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,in Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809,and in all the villagesבְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.no.Tei.haH1323thereof.

26For Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809wasthe cityעִ֗יר'IrH5892of Sihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,who had foughtנִלְחַ֗םnil.ChamH3898against the formerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124,and takenוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947all his landאַרְצ֛וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of his handמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,even unto Arnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

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