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And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. (KJV)
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וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 1
נָתַ֨ןna.Tanhe permitted
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414K
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to give: allow
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 20:6, Genesis 31:7, Exodus 3:19, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:23, Leviticus 25:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414K; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 2
סִיחֹ֣ןsi.ChonSihon
Lemma: סִיחוֹן (si.chon) · Strong's: H5511
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sihon
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 21:21, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 21:29, Numbers 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5511; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 4
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 5
עֲבֹ֣ר'a.Vorto pass
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 6
בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒big.vu.Loin territory his
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: area
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 7
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvai.ye.'e.Sofand he gathered
Lemma: אָסַף (a.saph) · Strong's: H0622
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to gather
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 6:21, Genesis 25:8, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0622; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 8
סִיחֹ֜ןsi.ChonSihon
Lemma: סִיחוֹן (si.chon) · Strong's: H5511
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Sihon
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 21:21, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:27, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 21:29, Numbers 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5511; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 10
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 11
עַמּ֗וֹa.Mopeople his
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 12
וַיֵּצֵ֞אvai.ye.Tze'and he went out
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 13
לִקְרַ֤אתlik.Ratto meet
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: toward
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 15:10, Exodus 14:27, Numbers 20:18, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 21:33, Numbers 22:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122H; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 14
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 15
הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהha.mid.Ba.rahthe wilderness towards
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 16
וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 17
יָ֑הְצָהYa.he.tzahJahaz towards
Lemma: יַ֫הַץה (ya.hats) · Strong's: H3096
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jahaz
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 2:32, Joshua 13:18, Judges 11:20, 1 Chronicles 6:78, Isaiah 15:4, Jeremiah 48:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3096; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 18
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he engaged in battle
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 19
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elagainst Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 21:23 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But Sihon | → | סִיחוֹן H5511 Sihon |
| would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| let | → | נָתַן H5414K to give: allow |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| pass | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| through his territory | → | גְּבוּל H1366H border: area |
| Instead, he | → | סִיחוֹן H5511 Sihon |
| gathered | → | אָסַף H0622 to gather |
| his whole | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| army | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and went out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| to confront | → | קָרָא H7122H to encounter: toward |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| When he came | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to Jahaz | → | יַ֫הַץה H3096 Jahaz |
| he fought | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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