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And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong. (KJV)
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וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huand it struck him
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 1
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 21:24 word 2
לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth of
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip: edge
Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Deuteronomy 13:15, Deuteronomy 20:13, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:24, Joshua 10:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 3
חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] sword
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 4
וַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.Rashand it took possession of
Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to possess: take
Used 188 times. Also: Genesis 15:7, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:4, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3423H; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 5
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 21:24 word 6
אַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.Tzoland his
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 7
מֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.Nonfrom Arnon
Lemma: אַרְנוֹן (ar.non) · Strong's: H0769
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Arnon
Used 25 times. Also: Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:14, Numbers 21:26, Numbers 21:28, Numbers 22:36, Deuteronomy 2:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0769; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 8
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 9
יַבֹּק֙ya.BokJabbok
Lemma: יַבֹּק (yab.boq) · Strong's: H2999
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jabbok
Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 32:22, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 12:2, Judges 11:13, Judges 11:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2999; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 10
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 11
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 12
עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmon
Lemma: עַמּוֹן (am.mon) · Strong's: H5983
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5983; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 13
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 14
עַ֔ז'Az[was] strong
Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: strong
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Deuteronomy 28:50, Judges 14:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 15
גְּב֖וּלge.Vul[the] border of
Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: border: boundary
Used 149 times. Also: Exodus 23:31, Exodus 34:24, Numbers 20:23, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 22:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1366G; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 16
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 17
עַמּֽוֹן\׃a.MonAmmon
Lemma: עַמּוֹן (am.mon) · Strong's: H5983
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:16, Joshua 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5983; TAHOT Numbers 21:24 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| put him | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| to the sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| and took possession of | → | יָרַשׁ H3423H to possess: take |
| his land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| from the Arnon | → | אַרְנוֹן H0769 Arnon |
| to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the Jabbok | → | יַבֹּק H2999 Jabbok |
| but only up to | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the border | → | גְּבוּל H1366G border: boundary |
| of the Ammonites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | עַמּוֹן H5983 Ammon |
| . . . | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | עַמּוֹן H5983 Ammon |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| it was fortified | → | עַז H5794 strong |
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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