Numbers 21:10-31

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10.	Then they broke camp, the children of Yisra'el, and encamped at Oboth,	wayyiç^e‘û b^enêy yisrâ’êl wayyach^anû b^e’ôbôth
11.	and they broke camp from Oboth,and encamped at ‘Iyyim of the ‘Abarim, in the wilderness which is facing Mo'ab, from the rising of the sun.	wayyiç^e‘û mê’ôbôth wayyach^anû b^e‘îyyêy hâ‘^abârîym bammidbar ’^asher ‘al-p^enêy môw’âb mimmiz^erach hashshâmesh
12.	From there they broke camp and encamped in the Wadi Zared.	mishshâm nâçâ‘û wayyach^anû b^enachal zâred
13.	From there they broke camp and encamped in the region beside the Arnon, which is in the wilderness going out from the boundary of the Emoriy, for the Arnon was the boundary of Mo'ab, between Mo'ab and the Emoriy.	mishshâm nâçâ‘û wayyach^anû mê‘êber ’ârnôwn ’^asher bammidbâr hayyôtsê’ migg^ebul hâ’^emôrîy kîy ’arnôwn g^ebûl môw’âb bêyn môw’âb ûbêyn hâ’^emôrîy
14.	On this basis it is said in the Annals of the Wars of Yahweh ... Waheb in Çuphah and the wadis of Arnon	‘al kên yê’âmar b^eçêpher milch^amôth YHVH ’eth-wâhêb b^eçûphâh w^e’eth-hann^echâlîym ’arnôwn
15.	and the slopes of the wadis that reach to the dwelling-place of ‘Ar and incline to the boundary of Mo'ab.	w^e’eshed hann^echâlîym ’^asher nâtâh l^eshebeth ‘âr w^enish^e‘an lig^ebûl môw’âb
16.	And from there to Be'er: this is the well where Yahweh said to Mosheh, Gather the people and I will provide for them water	ûmishshâm b^e’êrâh hiw’ habb^e’êr ’^asher ’âmar YHVH l^emosheh ’^eçôph ’hâ‘âm w^e’ett^enâh lâhem mâyim
17.	Then sang Yisra'el this song Rise up, well, All hymn to her,	’az yâshîyr yisrâ’êl ’eth-hâshshîyrâh hazzô’th ‘^alîy b^e’êr ‘^enû-lâh
18.	the well searched out by the chieftains and dug by the princely among the people with staff of office, with working staff. Then from the wilderness, Mattanah,	b^e’êr ch^aphârûâh sârîym kârûâh n^edîbêy hâ‘âm bim^echôqêq b^emish‘^anôthâm ûmimmidbâr mattânâh
19.	and from Mattanah, Nachaliy'el, and from Nachaliy'el, Bamoth,	ûmimmatânâh nach^alîy’êl ûminnach^alîy’êl bâmôwth
20.	and from Bamoth, the valley which is in the open fields of Mo'ab, the head of Piçgah, and the vantage point overlooking the wasteland.	ûmibbâmôwth haggay^e’ ’^asher bis^edêh môw’âb rô’sh happiçgâh w^enish^eqâphâh ‘al-p^enêy hay^eshîymôn
21.	Then Yisra'el sent messengers to Çiychon king of the Emoriy, saying	wayyish^elach yisrâ’êl mal^e’âkhîym ’el-çîychôn melekh-hâ’^emôrîy lê’môr
22.	Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into a field or vineyard, we will not drink water of a well: on the Way of the Kings we will walk until we have passed through your territory.	’e‘b^erâh b^e’ar^etsekhâ lô’ nitteh b^esâdeh ûb^ekherem lô’ nish^eteh mêy b^e’êr b^ederekh hammelekh nêlêkh ‘ad ’^asher-na‘^abôr g^ebulekhâ
23.	But Çiychon would not permit Yisra'el passage into his territory, and they gathered, Çiychon and all his people, and they set off to confront Yisra'el, into the wilderness, and they came to Yahets and waged war against Yisra'el.	w^elô’-nâthan çîychôn ’eth-yisrâ’êl ‘^abôr big^ebulôw wayye’^eçôph çîychôn ’eth-kol-‘ammôw wayyêtsê’ liq^era’th yisrâ’êl hammidbârâh wayyâbô’ yâh^etsâh wayyillâchem b^eyisrâ’êl
24.	So Yisra'el struck them with the mouth of the sword and took possession of all his land, from the Arnon as far as Yabboq, as far as the children of Ammon, for at that time this was the boundary of the children of Ammon.	wayyakkêhû yisrâ’êl l^ephî-châreb wayyîyrash ’eth-’ar^etsôw mê’arnôn ‘ad-yabbôq ‘ad-b^enêy ‘ammôwn kîy ‘az g^ebûl b^enêy ‘ammôwn
25.	Then Yisrael took all these cities, and Yisra'el settled in all the cities of the Emoriy, in Cheshbon and all her daughter-settlements.	wayyiqqach yisrâ’êl ’êth kol-he‘ârîm hâ’êlleh wayyêsheb yisrâ’êl b^ekol-‘ârêy hâ’^emôrîy b^echeshbôwn ûb^ekhol-b^enôtheyhâ
26.	For Cheshbon was the city of Çiychon, king of the Emoriy, and he had waged war against the former king of Mo'ab, and had taken all his cities from his hand, as far as Arnon.	kîy cheshbôwn ‘îyr çîychôn melekh hâ’^emôrîy hiw’ w^ehû’ nilcham b^emelekh môw’âb hâri’shôwn wayyiqqach ’eth-kol-’ar^etsôw mîyyâdôw ‘ad-’arnôn
27.	On this basis the proverbs say: Go to Cheshbon, may it be built and restored, the city of Çiychon	‘al-kên yô’m^erû hammôsh^elîym bô’û cheshbôwn tibbâneh w^ethikkôwnên ‘îyr çîychôn
28.	For fire went out from Cheshbon a flame from the settlement of Çiychon It devoured ‘Ar of Mo'ab the lords of the high places of Arnon	kîy-’esh yâts’âh mêcheshbôwn lehâbâh miqqiryath çîychôn ’âkh^elâh ‘âr môw’âb ba‘^alêy bâmôwth ’arnôn
29.	Woe to you, Mo'ab ruined are you, people of Kemosh: He allowed his sons to be fugitives and his daughters to be captives because of the king of Emoriy - Çiychon.	’ôwy-l^ekhâ môw’âb ’âbad^etâ ‘am-k^emôwsh nâthan bânâyw p^elêytim ûb^enôthâyw bashsh^ebîyth l^emelekh ’^emôrîy çîychôwn
30.	And we threw them down! Ruined is Cheshbon as far as Diybon and we ravaged as far as Nophach - which is as far as Meydeba.	wannîyrâm ’âbad cheshbôwn ‘ad-dîybôn wannashshîym ‘ad-nôphach ’^asher ‘ad-mêyd^ebâ’
31.	Thus settled Yisra'el in the cities of the Emoriy.	wayyêsheb yisrâ’êl b^e’erets hâ’^emôrˆy

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