Revised Webster's Bible

Numbers 21

1And whenkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Aradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166theCanaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669, whodweltיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֣אba'H935by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of thespiesהָאֲתָרִ֑יםha.'a.ta.RimH871; then hefoughtוַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙vai.yi.La.chemH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andtookוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617some of themprisonersשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

2AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087avowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, If thou wiltindeedנָתֹ֨ןna.TonH5414deliverתִּתֵּ֜ןti.TenH5414thispeopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971into myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I will utterlydestroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763theircitiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.

3And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and deliveredupוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414theCanaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; and they utterlydestroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֥םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763them and theircitiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

4And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֞וּvai.yis.'UH5265frommountהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022Horמֵהֹ֤רme.HorH2023by thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theRedס֔וּףSufH5488seaיַם־yam-H3220, to goaroundלִסְבֹ֖בlis.VoH5437thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱד֑וֹם'e.DomH123: and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971was muchdiscouragedוַתִּקְצַ֥רva.tik.TzarH7114because of thewayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ba.Da.rekhH1870.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696againstGodבֵּֽאלֹהִים֮be.lo.HimH430, and againstMosesוּבְמֹשֶׁה֒u.ve.mo.ShehH4872, Why have ye broughtusהֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙he.'e.li.Tu.nuH5927out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714todieלָמ֖וּתla.MutH4191in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057? for there is nobreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, neither is there anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325; and oursoulוְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּve.naf.She.nuH5315loathethקָ֔צָהKa.tzahH6973thislightהַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃ha.ke.lo.KelH7052breadבַּלֶּ֖חֶםba.Le.chemH3899.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971fieryהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314serpentsהַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםha.ne.cha.ShimH5175among thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971, and theybitוַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּvay.na.she.KhuH5391thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971; andmanyרָ֖בravH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

7Therefore thepeopleהָעָ֨םha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֗אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398, for we havespokenדִבַּ֤רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696against theLORDבַֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068, and against thee;prayהִתְפַּלֵּל֙hit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that he takeawayוְיָסֵ֥רve.ya.SerH5493theserpentsהַנָּחָ֑שׁha.na.ChashH5175from us. AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419for thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

8And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872,Makeעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee a fieryserpentשָׂרָ֔ףsa.RafH8314, andsetוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760it upon apoleנֵ֑סNesH5251: and it shall come to pass, that every one that isbittenהַנָּשׁ֔וּךְha.na.ShukhH5391, when helookethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200upon it, shallliveH2425.

9AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213aserpentנְחַ֣שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178, andputוַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760it upon apoleהַנֵּ֑סha.NesH5251, and it came to pass, that if aserpentהַנָּחָשׁ֙ha.na.ChashH5175hadbittenנָשַׁ֤ךְna.ShakhH5391anymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, when hebeheldוְהִבִּ֛יטve.hi.BitH5027theserpentנְחַ֥שׁne.ChashH5175ofbrassהַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178, helivedH2425.

10And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478movedforwardוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inObothבְּאֹבֹֽת׃be.'o.VotH88.

11And theyjourneyedוַיִּסְע֖וּvai.yis.'UH5265fromObothמֵאֹבֹ֑תme.'o.VotH88, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583atIjeabarimH5863, in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057which isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, toward thesunrisingמִמִּזְרַ֖ח הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃mi.miz.Rach ha.Sha.meshH4217 H8121.

12From there theyremovedנָסָ֑עוּna.Sa.'uH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in thevalleyבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158ofZaredזָֽרֶד׃Za.redH2218.

13From there theyremovedנָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'UH5265, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583on the othersideמֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verH5676ofArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769, which is in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057that comethoutהַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'H3318of thebordersמִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.VulH1366of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.RiH567: forArnonאַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnH769is theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, betweenMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124and theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

14Therefore it issaidיֵֽאָמַ֔רye.'a.MarH559in thebookבְּסֵ֖פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thewarsמִלְחֲמֹ֣תmil.cha.MotH4421of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, What hedidוָהֵ֣בva.HevH2052in the Redseaבְּסוּפָ֔הbe.su.FahH5492, and in thebrooksהַנְּחָלִ֖יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158ofArnonאַרְנֽוֹן׃'ar.NonH769,

15And at thestreamוְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ve.'E.shedH793of thebrooksהַנְּחָלִ֔יםha.ne.cha.LimH5158that goethdownנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186to thedwellingלְשֶׁ֣בֶתle.She.vetH3427ofArעָ֑ר'ArH6144, andliethוְנִשְׁעַ֖ןve.nish.'AnH8172upon theborderלִגְב֥וּלlig.VulH1366ofMoabמוֹאָֽב׃mo.'AvH4124.

16And from there they went toBeerבְּאֵ֑רָהbe.'E.rahH876: that is thewellהַבְּאֵ֗רha.be.'ErH875of which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,Gatherאֱסֹף֙'e.SofH622thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH622, and I willgiveוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414themwaterמָֽיִם׃ סMa.yimH4325.

17ThenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478sungיָשִׁ֣ירya.ShirH7891thissongהַשִּׁירָ֖הha.shi.RahH7892, Springupעֲלִ֥י'a.LiH5927, Owellבְאֵ֖רve.'ErH875;singעֱנוּ־'e.nu-H6030ye to it:

18Theprincesשָׂרִ֗יםsa.RimH8269searchedoutחֲפָר֣וּהָcha.fa.Ru.haH2658thewellבְּאֵ֞רbe.'ErH875, thenoblesנְדִיבֵ֣יne.di.VeiH5081of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971dugכָּר֙וּהָ֙ka.Ru.haH3738it, by the direction of thelawgiverבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קbim.cho.KekH2710, with theirstaffsבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םbe.mish.'a.no.TamH4938. And from thewildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רu.mi.mid.BarH4057they went 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.MotH1120in thevalleyהַגַּיְא֙ha.gaY'H1516, that is in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, to thetopרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218ofPisgahהַפִּסְגָּ֑הha.pis.GahH6449, whichlookethוְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהve.nish.Ka.fahH8259towardפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פhay.shi.MonH3452.

21AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toSihonסִיחֹ֥ןsi.ChonH5511kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

22Let mepassאֶעְבְּרָ֣ה'e'.be.RahH5674through thylandבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָve.'ar.Tze.khaH776: we will notturnנִטֶּה֙ni.TehH5186into thefieldsבְּשָׂדֶ֣הbe.sa.DehH7704, or into thevineyardsוּבְכֶ֔רֶםu.ve.Khe.remH3754; we will notdrinkנִשְׁתֶּ֖הnish.TehH8354of thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of thewellבְאֵ֑רve.'ErH875: but we will goalongH3212by theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428highwayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870, until we havepastנַעֲבֹ֖רna.'a.VorH5674thybordersגְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃ge.vu.Le.khaH1366.

23AndSihonסִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonH5511would notpermitנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478topassעֲבֹ֣ר'a.VorH5674through hisborderבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.LoH1366: butSihonסִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonH5511gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622all hispeopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971togetherH622, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057: and hecameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJahazיָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahH3096, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andpossessedוַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.RashH3423hislandאַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.TzoH776fromArnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.NonH769toJabbokיַבֹּק֙ya.BokH2999, even to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983: for theborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983wasstrongעַ֔ז'AzH5794.

25AndIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947all thesecitiesהֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.RimH5892: andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in all thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, inHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןbe.chesh.BonH2809, and in all itsvillagesבְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃be.no.Tei.haH1323.

26ForHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןchesh.BonH2809was thecityעִ֗יר'IrH5892ofSihonסִיחֹ֛ןsi.ChonH5511thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567, who hadfoughtנִלְחַ֗םnil.ChamH3898against theformerהָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223kingבְּמֶ֤לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124, andtakenוַיִּקַּ֧חvai.yi.KachH3947all hislandאַרְצ֛וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of hishandמִיָּד֖וֹmi.ya.DoH3027, even toArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

27Therefore they that speak inproverbsהַמֹּשְׁלִ֖יםha.mo.she.LimH4911sayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Comeבֹּ֣אוּBo.'uH935intoHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןchesh.BonH2809, let thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511bebuiltתִּבָּנֶ֥הti.ba.NehH1129andpreparedוְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןve.ti.ko.NenH3559:

28For there hast afireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784goneoutיָֽצְאָ֣הya.tze.'AhH3318ofHeshbonמֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןme.chesh.BonH2809, aflameלֶהָבָ֖הle.ha.VahH3852from thecityמִקִּרְיַ֣תmi.kir.YatH7151ofSihonסִיחֹ֑ןsi.ChonH5511: it hathconsumedאָֽכְלָה֙'a.khe.LahH398Arעָ֣ר'arH6144ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and the lords of the highplacesH1181ofArnonאַרְנֹֽן׃'ar.NonH769.

29Woeאוֹי־'o-H188to thee,Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124! thou artundoneאָבַ֖דְתָּ'a.Vad.taH6, Opeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofChemoshכְּמ֑וֹשׁke.Mo.oshH3645: he hathgivenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414hissonsבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121thatescapedפְּלֵיטִם֙pe.lei.TimH6412, and hisdaughtersוּבְנֹתָ֣יוu.ve.no.TavH1323, intocaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֔יתba.she.VitH7622toSihonסִיחֽוֹן׃si.ChonH5511kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of theAmoritesאֱמֹרִ֖י'e.mo.RiH567.

30We haveshotוַנִּירָ֛םva.ni.RamH3384at them;Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809hastperishedאָבַ֥ד'a.VadH6even toDibonדִּיב֑וֹןdi.VonH1769, and we have laid themwasteוַנַּשִּׁ֣יםva.na.ShimH8074even toNophahנֹ֔פַחNo.fachH5302, which reacheth toMedebaמֵֽידְבָֽא׃Mei.de.Va'H4311.

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

32AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to spyoutלְרַגֵּ֣לle.ra.GelH7270Jaazerיַעְזֵ֔רya'.ZerH3270, and theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920itsvillagesבְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbe.no.Tei.haH1323, and droveoutוַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvai.yi.reshH3423theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֥יha.'e.mo.RiH567that were there.

33And theyturnedוַיִּפְנוּ֙vai.yif.NuH6437and wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֔וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927by thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֑ןha.ba.ShanH1316: andOgעוֹג֩'OgH5747thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBashanהַבָּשָׁ֨ןha.ba.ShanH1316wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125them, he, and all hispeopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971, to thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421atEdreiאֶדְרֶֽעִי׃'ed.Re.'iH154.

34And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372him not: for I havedeliveredנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him into thyhandבְיָדְךָ֞ve.ya.de.KhaH3027, and all hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, and hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776; and thou shaltdoוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as thoudidstעָשִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213toSihonלְסִיחֹן֙le.si.ChonH5511kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567, whodweltיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atHeshbonבְּחֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃be.chesh.BonH2809.

35So theysmoteוַיַּכּ֨וּvai.ya.KuH5221him, and hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121, and all hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, until there wasnoneבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115leftהִשְׁאִֽיר־hish.'ir-H7604to himaliveשָׂרִ֑ידsa.RidH8300: and theypossessedוַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּvai.yi.re.ShuH3423hislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Numbers 21

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