Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:25-35

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.

27Wherefore they that speak in proverbsהַמֹּשְׁלִ֖יםha.mo.she.LimH4911sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Comeבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935into Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,let the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Sihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511be builtתִּבָּנֶ֥הti.ba.NehH1129and preparedוְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןve.ti.ko.NenH3559:

28For there is a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784gone outיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318of Heshbonמֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809,a flameלֶהָבָ֖הle.ha.VahH3852from the cityמִקִּרְיַ֣תmi.kir.YatH7151of Sihonסִיחֹ֑ןsi.ChonH5511:it hath consumedאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398Arעָ֣ר'arH6144of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, andthe lords of the high placesH1181of Arnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

29Woeאוֹי־'o-H188to thee, Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124!thou art undoneאָבַ֖דְתָּ'a.Vad.taH6,O peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Chemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645:he hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414his sonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121that escapedפְּלֵיטִם֙pe.lei.TimH6412,and his daughtersוּבְנֹתָ֣יוu.ve.no.TavH1323,into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֔יתba.she.VitH7622unto Sihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִ֖י'e.mo.RiH567.

30We have shotוַנִּירָ֛םva.ni.RamH3384at them; Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809is perishedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6even unto Dibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769,and we have laid them wasteוַנַּשִּׁ֣יםva.na.ShimH8074even unto Nophahנֹ֔פַחNo.fachH5302, which reachethunto Medebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.

31Thus Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

32And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to spy outלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270Jaazerיַעְזֵ֔רya'.ZerH3270,and they tookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920the villagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, and drove outוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.yi.reshH3423the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567that were there.

33And they turnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437and went upוַֽיַּעֲל֔וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316:and Ogעוֹג֩'OgH5747the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Bashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125them, he, and all his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971,to the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Edreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.

34And Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372him not: for I have deliveredנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him into thy handבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027,and all his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,and his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;and thou shalt doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as thou didstעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213unto Sihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,which dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at Heshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.

35So they smoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221him, and his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121,and all his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,until there was noneבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604him aliveשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300:and they possessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423his landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

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