Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:26-30

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.

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