Verse 29
Numbers 21:29
Free Bible Version
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The Lord told Moses, “You don't need to be afraid of him, because I have handed him over to you, along with all his people and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who ruled from Heshbon.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
אוֹי לְ/ךָ֣ מוֹאָ֔ב אָבַ֖דְתָּ עַם כְּמ֑וֹשׁ נָתַ֨ן בָּנָ֤י/ו פְּלֵיטִם֙ וּ/בְנֹתָ֣י/ו בַּ/שְּׁבִ֔ית לְ/מֶ֥לֶךְ אֱמֹרִ֖י סִיחֽוֹן
English Translation
Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, a people of Chemosh; he has given his sons as fugitives and his daughters into captivity to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.
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Chapter 21 Context
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The Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev learned that the Israelites were approaching on th...
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So Israel made a solemn promise to the Lord: “If you hand these people over to us, we pledge to comp...
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The Lord responded to their appeal and handed over the Canaanites to them. The Israelites completely...
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The Israelites left Mount Hor by the road leading to the Red Sea so they could avoid traveling throu...
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and made complaints against God (Elohim) and against Moses, saying, “Why did you lead us out of Egyp...
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So the Lord sent poisonous snakes to attack them, and many Israelites were bitten and died.
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7
The people went to see Moses and told him, “We were wrong to make complaints against the Lord and ag...
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The Lord told Moses, “Make a model of a snake and put it on a pole. When anyone who has been bitten...
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9
Moses made a snake out of bronze and put it on a pole. Those who looked at it did live.
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10
Then they moved on from there and camped on the far side of the Arnon River, in the desert near Amor...
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11
That's why the Book of the Wars of the Lord refers to “the town of Waheb in Suphah and the canyon of...
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12
the canyon slopes that reach the village of Ar that lies on the border with Moab.”
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13
From there they moved on to Beer, the well where the Lord told Moses, “Have the people gather togeth...
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14
Then the Israelites sang this song: “Pour out water, well! Everyone of you sing to it!
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The tribal chiefs dug the well; yes the leaders of the people dug the well with their rods of author...
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16
From Mattanah they traveled to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
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Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, with the following request:
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“Please allow us to travel through your country. We won't cross any of your fields or vineyards, or...
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But Sihon refused to allow the Israelites to travel through his territory. Instead, he called out hi...
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20
The Israelites defeated them, killing them with their swords. They took over his land from the Arnon...
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21
The Israelites conquered all the Amorite towns and took them over, including Heshbon and its surroun...
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22
Heshbon was the capital of Sihon, king of the Amorites, who had fought against the previous king of...
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23
That's why the old songwriters wrote: “Come to Heshbon and have it be rebuilt; restore the town of S...
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For a fire blazed out from Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon. It burned up Ar in Moab where th...
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25
What a disaster you face, Moab! You are all going to die, people of Chemosh! You handed over your so...
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26
But now we have defeated the Amorites! Heshbon's rule has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We wi...
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27
Moses sent men to explore Jazer. The Israelites conquered its surrounding villages and expelled the...
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28
Then they continued on the road towards Bashan. Og, king of Bashan, led his whole army out to meet t...
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The Lord told Moses, “You don't need to be afraid of him, because I have handed him over to you, alo...
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So they killed Og, his sons, and all his army. Nobody survived, and the Israelites took over his cou...
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