Numbers 21:23
But King Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through their border. Instead, Sihon gathered all his army together and attacked Israel in the wilderness. He came to Jahaz, where he fought against Israel.This verse in the real world
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- יַהַץYahatsJahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan
- סִיחוֹןÇîychôwnSichon, an Amoritish king
- קִרְאָהqirʼâhan encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
- לָחַםlâchamto feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
- אָסַףʼâçaphto gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave behin
- גְּבוּלgᵉbûwlproperly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territor
- מִדְבָּרmidbâra pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also spe
- עָבַרʻâbarto cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intr
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jdg 11:20, Deu 29:7–8, Jer 48:34, Deu 2:30–32, Isa 15:4, Num 20:21