Numbers 21

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עand he heard הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יthe Canaanite מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of עֲרָד֙Arad יֹשֵׁ֣בwho dwelt הַנֶּ֔גֶבthe Negev כִּ֚יthat בָּ֣אit had come יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael דֶּ֖רֶךְthe way of הָאֲתָרִ֑יםthe Atharim וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙and he engaged in battle בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לagainst Israel וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀and he took captive מִמֶּ֖נּוּsome of it שֶֽׁבִי׃captives

וַיִּדַּ֨רand it vowed יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsrael נֶ֛דֶרa vow לַֽיהוָ֖הto Yahweh וַיֹּאמַ֑רand it said אִם־if נָתֹ֨ןcertainly if to give תִּתֵּ֜ןyou will give אֶת־obj.הָעָ֤םthe people הַזֶּה֙the this בְּיָדִ֔יin hand my וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יand I will totally destroy אֶת־obj.עָרֵיהֶֽם׃cities their

וַיִּשְׁמַ֨עand he listened יְהוָ֜הYahweh בְּק֣וֹלto the voice of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael וַיִּתֵּן֙and he delivered up אֶת־obj.הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יthe Canaanites וַיַּחֲרֵ֥םand it totally destroyed אֶתְהֶ֖םobj. them וְאֶת־and obj.עָרֵיהֶ֑םcities their וַיִּקְרָ֥אand someone called שֵׁם־the name of הַמָּק֖וֹםthe place חָרְמָֽה׃ פHormah

וַיִּסְע֞וּand they set out מֵהֹ֤רfrom Hor הָהָר֙the mountain דֶּ֣רֶךְthe direction of יַם־the sea of ס֔וּףreeds לִסְבֹ֖בto go around אֶת־obj.אֶ֣רֶץthe land of אֱד֑וֹםEdom וַתִּקְצַ֥רand it became short נֶֽפֶשׁ־the self of הָעָ֖םthe people בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃on the way

וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand it spoke הָעָ֗םthe people בֵּֽאלֹהִים֮against God וּבְמֹשֶׁה֒and against Moses לָמָ֤הto why?הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֙נוּ֙have you brought up us מִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egypt לָמ֖וּתto die בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רin the wilderness כִּ֣יfor אֵ֥יןthere not לֶ֙חֶם֙is food וְאֵ֣יןand there not מַ֔יִםis water וְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּand self our קָ֔צָהit loathes בַּלֶּ֖חֶםin the food הַקְּלֹקֵֽל׃the worthless

וַיְשַׁלַּ֨חand he sent יְהוָ֜הYahweh בָּעָ֗םamong the people אֵ֚תobj.הַנְּחָשִׁ֣יםthe snakes הַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםthe saraphs וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּand they bit אֶת־obj.הָעָ֑םthe people וַיָּ֥מָתand it died עַם־a people רָ֖בnumerous מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל׃from Israel

וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he said יְהוָ֜הYahweh אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֗הMoses עֲשֵׂ֤הmakeלְךָ֙for the yourselfשָׂרָ֔ףa saraph וְשִׂ֥יםand put אֹת֖וֹobj. it עַל־on נֵ֑סa standard וְהָיָה֙and it will be כָּל־every הַנָּשׁ֔וּךְthe one who is bitten וְרָאָ֥הand he will see אֹת֖וֹobj. it וָחָֽי׃and he will live

וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he made מֹשֶׁה֙Moses נְחַ֣שׁa snake of נְחֹ֔שֶׁתbronze וַיְשִׂמֵ֖הוּand he put it עַל־on הַנֵּ֑סthe standard וְהָיָ֗הand it was אִם־if נָשַׁ֤ךְit had bitten הַנָּחָשׁ֙the snake אֶת־obj.אִ֔ישׁanyone וְהִבִּ֛יטand he looked אֶל־to נְחַ֥שׁthe snake of הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁתthe bronze וָחָֽי׃and he lived

וַיִּסְע֖וּand they set out בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encamped בְּאֹבֹֽת׃in Oboth

וַיִּסְע֖וּand they set out מֵאֹבֹ֑תfrom Oboth וַֽיַּחֲנ֞וּand they encamped בְּעִיֵּ֣יat Iye הָֽעֲבָרִ֗יםthe Abarim בַּמִּדְבָּר֙in the wilderness אֲשֶׁר֙which עַל־is on פְּנֵ֣יthe face of מוֹאָ֔בMoab מִמִּזְרַ֖חfrom the rising of הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun

מִשָּׁ֖םfrom there נָסָ֑עוּthey set out וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encamped בְּנַ֥חַלin the wadi of זָֽרֶד׃Zered

מִשָּׁם֮from there נָסָעוּ֒they set out וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּand they encamped מֵעֵ֤בֶרfrom the other side of אַרְנוֹן֙Arnon אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רis in the wilderness הַיֹּצֵ֖אwhich goes out מִגְּב֣וּלfrom the border of הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יthe Amorites כִּ֤יthat אַרְנוֹן֙Arnon גְּב֣וּלis the border of מוֹאָ֔בMoab בֵּ֥יןbetween מוֹאָ֖בMoab וּבֵ֥יןand between הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃the Amorites

עַל־there-כֵּן֙-fore יֵֽאָמַ֔רit is said בְּסֵ֖פֶרin the book of מִלְחֲמֹ֣תthe wars of יְהוָ֑הYahweh אֶת־obj.וָהֵ֣בWaheb בְּסוּפָ֔הin Suphah וְאֶת־and obj.הַנְּחָלִ֖יםthe wadis אַרְנֽוֹן׃Arnon

וְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙and the slope of הַנְּחָלִ֔יםthe wadis אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich נָטָ֖הit extends לְשֶׁ֣בֶתto the dwelling of עָ֑רAr וְנִשְׁעַ֖ןand it leans לִגְב֥וּלto the border of מוֹאָֽב׃Moab

וּמִשָּׁ֖םand from there בְּאֵ֑רָהBeer towards הִ֣ואthat הַבְּאֵ֗רis the well אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich אָמַ֤רhe said יְהוָה֙Yahweh לְמֹשֶׁ֔הto Moses אֱסֹף֙gather אֶת־obj.הָעָ֔םthe people וְאֶתְּנָ֥הso let me giveלָהֶ֖םto the themמָֽיִם׃ סwater

אָ֚זthen יָשִׁ֣ירit sang יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֶת־obj.הַשִּׁירָ֖הthe song הַזֹּ֑אתthe this עֲלִ֥יspring up בְאֵ֖רO well עֱנוּ־singלָֽהּ׃of the it

בְּאֵ֞רa well חֲפָר֣וּהָwhich they dug it שָׂרִ֗יםthe leaders כָּר֙וּהָ֙which they dug it נְדִיבֵ֣יthe noble people of הָעָ֔םthe people בִּמְחֹקֵ֖קwith a ruler's staff בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םwith staffs their וּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רand from the wilderness מַתָּנָֽה׃Mattanah

וּמִמַּתָּנָ֖הand from Mattanah נַחֲלִיאֵ֑לNahaliel וּמִנַּחֲלִיאֵ֖לand from Nahaliel בָּמֽוֹת׃Bamoth

וּמִבָּמ֗וֹתand from Bamoth הַגַּיְא֙the valley אֲשֶׁר֙which בִּשְׂדֵ֣הis in the region of מוֹאָ֔בMoab רֹ֖אשׁthe top of הַפִּסְגָּ֑הthe Pisgah וְנִשְׁקָ֖פָהand it looked down עַל־over פְּנֵ֥יthe face of הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פthe desolate place

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand it sent יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel מַלְאָכִ֔יםmessengers אֶל־to סִיחֹ֥ןSihon מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of הָאֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amorites לֵאמֹֽר׃to saying

אֶעְבְּרָ֣הlet me pass בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָin land your לֹ֤אnot נִטֶּה֙we will turn aside בְּשָׂדֶ֣הin a field וּבְכֶ֔רֶםand in a vineyard לֹ֥אnot נִשְׁתֶּ֖הwe will drink מֵ֣יwater of בְאֵ֑רa well בְּדֶ֤רֶךְon the way of הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the king נֵלֵ֔ךְwe will go עַ֥דuntil אֲשֶֽׁר־that נַעֲבֹ֖רwe will pass through גְּבֻלֶֽךָ׃territory your

וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּand it struck him יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael לְפִי־to the mouth of חָ֑רֶבthe sword וַיִּירַ֨שׁand it took possession of אֶת־obj.אַרְצ֜וֹland his מֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןfrom Arnon עַד־to יַבֹּק֙Jabbok עַד־to בְּנֵ֣יthe descendants of עַמּ֔וֹןAmmon כִּ֣יfor עַ֔זwas strong גְּב֖וּלthe border of בְּנֵ֥יthe descendants of עַמּֽוֹן׃Ammon

וַיִּקַּח֙and it took יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֵ֥תobj.כָּל־all הֶעָרִ֖יםthe cities הָאֵ֑לֶּהthe these וַיֵּ֤שֶׁבand it dwelt יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel בְּכָל־in all עָרֵ֣יthe cities of הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔יthe Amorites בְּחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןin Heshbon וּבְכָל־and in all בְּנֹתֶֽיהָ׃daughters its

כִּ֣יfor חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןHeshbon עִ֗ירwas the city of סִיחֹ֛ןSihon מֶ֥לֶךְthe king of הָאֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amorites הִ֑ואit וְה֣וּאand he נִלְחַ֗םhe had waged war בְּמֶ֤לֶךְagainst the king of מוֹאָב֙Moab הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹןthe former וַיִּקַּ֧חand he had taken אֶת־obj.כָּל־all אַרְצ֛וֹland his מִיָּד֖וֹfrom hand his עַד־to אַרְנֹֽן׃Arnon

עַל־there-כֵּ֛ן-fore יֹאמְר֥וּthey say הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖יםthose who speak proverbs בֹּ֣אוּcome חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןHeshbon תִּבָּנֶ֥הlet it be rebuilt וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ןand it may be established עִ֥ירthe city of סִיחֽוֹן׃Sihon

כִּי־for אֵשׁ֙fire יָֽצְאָ֣הit went out מֵֽחֶשְׁבּ֔וֹןfrom Heshbon לֶהָבָ֖הflame מִקִּרְיַ֣תfrom the town of סִיחֹ֑ןSihon אָֽכְלָה֙it consumed עָ֣רAr מוֹאָ֔בof Moab בַּעֲלֵ֖יthe citizens of בָּמ֥וֹתthe high places of אַרְנֹֽן׃Arnon

אוֹי־woe!לְךָ֣to the youמוֹאָ֔בO Moab אָבַ֖דְתָּyou have perished עַם־O people of כְּמ֑וֹשׁChemosh נָתַ֨ןhe has made בָּנָ֤יוsons his פְּלֵיטִם֙fugitives וּבְנֹתָ֣יוand daughters his בַּשְּׁבִ֔יתin the captivity לְמֶ֥לֶךְof the king of אֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amorites סִיחֽוֹן׃Sihon

וַנִּירָ֛םand we shot at them אָבַ֥דit has perished חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןHeshbon עַד־to דִּיב֑וֹןDibon וַנַּשִּׁ֣יםand we have devastated עַד־to נֹ֔פַחNophah אֲשֶׁ֖רׄwhich עַד־is to מֵֽידְבָֽא׃Medeba

וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙and it dwelt יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael בְּאֶ֖רֶץin the land of הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃the Amorites

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he sent מֹשֶׁה֙Moses לְרַגֵּ֣לto spy out אֶת־obj.יַעְזֵ֔רJazer וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּand they captured בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָdaughters its וַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁand it dispossessed אֶת־obj.הָאֱמֹרִ֥יthe Amorites אֲשֶׁר־who שָֽׁם׃was there

וַיִּפְנוּ֙and they turned וַֽיַּעֲל֔וּand they went up דֶּ֖רֶךְthe direction of הַבָּשָׁ֑ןthe Bashan וַיֵּצֵ֣אand he went out עוֹג֩Og מֶֽלֶךְ־the king of הַבָּשָׁ֨ןthe Bashan לִקְרָאתָ֜םto meet them ה֧וּאhe וְכָל־and all עַמּ֛וֹpeople his לַמִּלְחָמָ֖הfor the battle אֶדְרֶֽעִי׃Edrei

וַיַּכּ֨וּand they struck down אֹת֤וֹobj. him וְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָיו֙sons his וְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־all עַמּ֔וֹpeople his עַד־until בִּלְתִּ֥יnot הִשְׁאִֽיר־he had leftל֖וֹto the himשָׂרִ֑ידa survivor וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּand they took possession of אֶת־obj.אַרְצֽוֹ׃land his

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