KJV King James Version
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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Numbers 21:23
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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 came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Sihon hath not suffered Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathereth all his people, and cometh out to meet Israel into the wilderness, and cometh in to Jahaz, and fighteth against Israel.
Surrounding context — Numbers 21
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.
25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
26 For Heshbon [was] the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
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וְלֹא־H3808 · lonotנָתַ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveסִיחֹ֣ןH5511 · si.chonSihonאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵל֮H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelעֲבֹ֣רH5674 · a.varto passבִּגְבֻלוֹ֒H1366 · ge.vulborder: boundaryוַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףH622 · a.saphto gatherסִיחֹ֜ןH5511 · si.chonSihonאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]כָּל־H3605 · kolallעַמּ֗וֹH5971 · ampeopleוַיֵּצֵ֞אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלִקְרַ֤אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelהַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהH4057 · mid.barmouthוַיָּבֹ֖אH935 · boto come (in): comeיָ֑הְצָהH3096 · ya.hatsJahazוַיִּלָּ֖חֶםH3898 · la.chamto fightבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Judges 11:20But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.Deuteronomy 29:7-8And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them:Deuteronomy 2:30-32But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as [appeareth] this day.Isaiah 15:4And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard [even] unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.Jeremiah 48:34From the cry of Heshbon [even] unto Elealeh, [and even] unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar [even] unto Horonaim, [as] an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.Numbers 20:21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
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