Numbers 21:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 21:24 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 →
וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְפִי
peh
H6310
mouth
חָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וַיִּירַ֨שׁ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַרְצ֜וֹ
ʼerets
H776
land
מֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ן
ʼArnôwn
H769
Arnon
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
יַבֹּק֙
Yabbôq
H2999
Jabbok
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֔וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
עַ֔ז
ʻaz
H5794
strong
גְּב֖וּל
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּֽוֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Israel struck him by the mouth of the sword and possessed his land from the Arnon as far as the Jabbok, as far as the sons of Ammon, for the border of the sons of Ammon strong.
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