Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:21-25

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.

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