Revised Version 1895

Numbers 21:13-26

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.

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