Numbers

Numbers 21:24

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

Footnotes

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

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
put himוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּway·yak·kê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
to the swordחָ֑רֶבḥā·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and took possession ofוַיִּירַ֨שׁway·yî·rašConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
his landאַרְצ֜וֹ’ar·ṣōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH776 earth, land
from the Arnonמֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןmê·’ar·nōnPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH769 Arnon
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Jabbokיַבֹּק֙yab·bōqNoun - proper - feminine singularH2999 Jabbok
but only up toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the borderגְּב֖וּלgə·ḇūlNoun - masculine singular constructH1366 border, boundary, territory
of the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣יbə·nêNoun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
becauseכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
it was fortifiedעַ֔ז‘azAdjective - masculine singularH5794 strong, mighty, fierce

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.