Numbers

Numbers 21:23

²³But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz,^f he fought against Israel.

Footnotes

f 21:23 Jahaz is a variant of Jahzah; see 1 Chronicles 6:78|1CH 6:78.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Sihon	סִיחֹ֣ן	sî·ḥōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5511 Sihon
would not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let	נָתַ֨ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֮	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
pass	עֲבֹ֣ר	‘ă·ḇōr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through his territory	בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒	biḡ·ḇu·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
Instead	סִיחֹ֜ן	sî·ḥōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5511 Sihon
he	סִיחֹ֜ן	sî·ḥōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5511 Sihon
gathered	וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף	way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
his whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
army	עַמּ֗וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
and went out	וַיֵּצֵ֞א	way·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to confront	לִקְרַ֤את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָה	ham·miḏ·bā·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4057 mouth
When he came	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Jahaz	יָ֑הְצָה	yā·hə·ṣāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3096 Jahats, Jahtsah
he fought	וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם	way·yil·lā·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
against Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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Judges 11:20 · Deuteronomy 29:7–8

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