Revised Version 1895

Numbers 21:21-32

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.

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