Numbers

Numbers 21:24–25

²⁴And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok — but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.^g

²⁵Israel captured all the cities of the Amorites and occupied them, including Heshbon and all its villages.

Footnotes

g 21:24 Or because the territory was rugged; literally because it was strong

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Numbers 21:24

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
put him	וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ	way·yak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
to the sword	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and took possession of	וַיִּירַ֨שׁ	way·yî·raš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
his land	אַרְצ֜וֹ	’ar·ṣōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
from the Arnon	מֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ן	mê·’ar·nōn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H769 Arnon
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Jabbok	יַבֹּק֙	yab·bōq	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2999 Jabbok
but only up to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the border	גְּב֖וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of the Ammonites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it was fortified	עַ֔ז	‘az	Adjective - masculine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce

Numbers 21:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
captured	וַיִּקַּח֙	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the cities	הֶעָרִ֖ים	he·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
of the Amorites	הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
and occupied	וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
including Heshbon	בְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹן	bə·ḥeš·bō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
and all	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its villages	בְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃	bə·nō·ṯe·hā	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1323 daughter

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Numbers 21:24 Amos 2:9 · Psalm 136:19 · Joshua 24:8 · Nehemiah 9:22 · Genesis 32:22

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