Revised Version 1895

Numbers 21

1And theCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166, whichdweltיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in theSouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tell thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֣אba'H935by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAtharimהָאֲתָרִ֑יםha.'a.ta.RimH871; and hefoughtוַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙vai.yi.La.chemH3898againstH4480Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andtookH7617someH4480of themcaptiveוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617.

2AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,IfH518thou wiltindeedH518deliverH5414thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971intoH3027myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I will utterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763theircitiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hearkened to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, anddeliveredH5414upH5414theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; and they utterly destroyed them and theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892: and thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725wascalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

4And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265frommountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to the RedSeaיַם־yam-H3220, to compass thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123: and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971was much discouraged because of thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spakeagainstH1696Godבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430, andagainstH1696Mosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, Wherefore have yebroughtH5927usכִּ֣יkiH3588upH5927outלָמָ֤הla.MahH4100ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there isnoאֵ֥ין'einH369breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and there isnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325; and oursoulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loatheth this lightbreadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryserpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, and they bit thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; andmuchרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7And thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,WeH3588havesinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,becauseH3588weH3588havespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696againstH5921theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, andagainstH5921thee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that hetakeH5493awayH5493theserpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175fromusH413. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,MakeH7760thee a fiery serpent, andsetH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921astandardנֵ֑סNesH5251: and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that is bitten, when he seeth it, shall live.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213aserpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andsetוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760ituponעַל־'al-H5921thestandardהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251: and itcameH1961topassH1961, thatifאִם־'im-H518aserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175had bittenanyH376manH376, when helookedוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027unto theserpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, helivedH1961.

10And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478journeyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inObothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromObothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atIye-abarimH5863, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,towardעַל־'al-H5921thesunrisingמִמִּזְרַ֖חmi.miz.RachH4217.

12From thence theyjourneyedנָסָ֑עוּna.Sa.'uH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thevalleyבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158ofZeredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13From thence theyjourneyedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on theotherמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676ofArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, that comethoutהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of theborderמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567: forArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,betweenH996Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Wherefore it issaidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of theWarsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, Vaheb in Suphah, And thevalleysהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158ofArnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And theslopeוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of thevalleysהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158That inclineth toward thedwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144, And leanethuponH3427theborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16And from thence they journeyed toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876: that is thewellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875whereof theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559untoMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17Thensangיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892:SpringH5927upH5927, Owellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singH7891ye unto it:

18Thewellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875, which theprincesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269digged, Which thenoblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from thewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they journeyed toMattanahמַתָּנָֽה׃ma.ta.NahH4980:

19and fromMattanahוּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הu.mi.ma.ta.NahH4980toNahalielנַחֲלִיאֵ֑לna.cha.li.'ElH5160: and fromNahalielוּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לu.mi.na.cha.li.'ElH5160toBamothבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.MotH1120:

20and fromBamothוּמִבָּמ֗וֹתu.mi.ba.MotH1120to thevalleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516that is in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, to thetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449,whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834lookethdownוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259uponעַל־'al-H5921thedesertהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoSihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22LetH5186meH3808passאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674throughH5674thylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776:weH834willnotH3808turnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186asideH5186intoH776fieldבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704, orintoH776vineyardוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754;weH834willnotH3808drinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354of thewaterמֵ֣יmeiH4325of thewellsבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875:weH834willgoH5674by theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428highH5186wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870,untilעַ֥ד'adH5704weH834havepassedנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thyborderגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

23AndSihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511wouldnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808sufferIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674throughH5674hisborderבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.LoH1366: butSihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622allכָּל־kol-H3605hispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971togetherH622, andwentH3318outH3318againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478intoH935thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057, andcameH935toJahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096: and hefoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstH7125Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andpossessedוַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.RashH3423hislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776fromArnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769untoJabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999,evenH5704unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983: for theborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983wasstrongעַ֔ז'AzH5794.

25AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428citiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809, and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605thetownsבְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.no.Tei.haH1323thereof.

26ForHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809was thecityעִ֗יר'IrH5892ofSihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, who hadfoughtנִלְחַ֗םnil.ChamH3898againstH3027theformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124, andtakenוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947allH3605hislandאַרְצ֛וֹ'ar.TzoH776outH3605of hishandמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

27Wherefore they thatspeakH559in proverbssayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Comeבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935ye toHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809,Letכֵּ֛ןkenH3651thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511bebuiltתִּבָּנֶ֥הti.ba.NehH1129andestablishedוְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןve.ti.ko.NenH3559:

28For afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784isgoneH3318outH3318ofHeshbonמֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809, Aflameלֶהָבָ֖הle.ha.VahH3852from thecityמִקִּרְיַ֣תmi.kir.YatH7151ofSihonסִיחֹ֑ןsi.ChonH5511: It hathdevouredאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398Arעָ֣ר'arH6144ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, Thelordsבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of thehighבָּמ֥וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

29Woeאוֹי־'o-H188to thee,Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124! Thou art undone, Opeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645: He hathgivenH5414hissonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121asfugitivesפְּלֵיטִם֙pe.lei.TimH6412, And hisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֣יוu.ve.no.TavH1323intoH5414captivityH7628, UntoSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of theAmoritesאֱמֹרִ֖י'e.mo.RiH567.

30WeH834haveshotוַנִּירָ֛םva.ni.RamH3384at them;Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809isperishedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6evenH5704untoDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769, AndweH834havelaidH8074wasteH8074evenH5704untoNophahנֹ֔פַחNo.fachH5302,WhichH834reacheth untoMedebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.

31ThusIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

32AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentH7971tospyלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270outH7971Jazerיַעְזֵ֔רya'.ZerH3270, and theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920thetownsבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323thereof, anddroveוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.yi.reshH3423outH7971theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567that were there.

33And theyturnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437andwentH3318upוַֽיַּעֲל֔וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316: andOgעוֹג֩'OgH5747thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316wentH3318outH3318againstH7125them, he andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971, tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421atEdreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.

34And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372himnotאַל־'al-H408: for I havedeliveredנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414himintoאֶל־'el-H413thyhandבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, and hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776; and thou shaltdoH6213to him as thou didst untoSihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567,whichH834dweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.

35Soבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115theysmoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221him, and hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121, andallH3605hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,untilעַד־'ad-H5704there wasnoneH3605leftH7604himremainingH7604: and theypossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Numbers 21

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