KJV King James Version
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
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Numbers 21:21
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
WEB World English Bible
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
ASV American Standard Version
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorite, saying,
Surrounding context — Numbers 21
18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:
19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
20 And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king’s [high] way, until we be past thy borders.
23 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.
24 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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Numbers 20:14-19And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:Judges 11:19-21And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.Deuteronomy 2:26-28And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,
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