Numbers 21:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 21:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נָתַ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
סִיחֹ֣ן
Çîychôwn
H5511
Sihon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
עֲבֹ֣ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
סִיחֹ֜ן
Çîychôwn
H5511
Sihon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עַמּ֗וֹ
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיֵּצֵ֞א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לִקְרַ֤את
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָה
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וַיָּבֹ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יָ֑הְצָה
Yahats
H3096
Jahaz
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Sihon did not give Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathered all his people and went out to meet Israel toward the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel.
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