Judges 11:19
in Judges 11And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And 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 unto my place.
KJV
And 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.
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This verse in Judges 11
Commentary
3 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The bravest officers have always been averse to war; so Jephthah, whose courage was indisputable, resolved not only to make it clearly appear that hostilities were forced upon him, but to try measures for avoiding, if possible, an appeal to arms: and in pursuing such a course he was acting as became a leader in Israel (De 20:10-18).
This site's exposition
Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites
on Judges 11:19-22
These four verses follow Numbers 21:21-25 closely, down to the request to pass through, Sihon's refusal, the battle at Jahaz, and the possession. The argument is that the land came out of Amorite hands in a war Sihon began, so Ammon is asking back ground it never held.
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And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
They then continued through the wilderness from west to east, along the southern borders of Edom and Moav.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח | vaiyishlach | and it sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| מַלְאָכִ֔ים | malakhim | messengers | H4397 → | 213 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| סִיח֥וֹן | sichon | Sihon | H5511 → | 37 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | haemori | the Amorite[s] | H567 → | 87 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | cheshbon | Heshbon | H2809 → | |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and it said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | to <the> him | ||
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| נַעְבְּרָה־ | na'berah- | let us pass | H5674 → | 556 times |
| נָּ֥א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| בְאַרְצְךָ֖ | veartzekha | in land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| מְקוֹמִֽי׃ | mekomi | own place my | H4725 → | 401 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand it sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
מַלְאָכִ֔יםmessengers
malakhimH4397 →213 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
סִיח֥וֹןSihon
sichonH5511 →37 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
הָאֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amorite[s]
haemoriH567 →87 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹןHeshbon
cheshbonH2809 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand it said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לוֹ֙to <the> him
lo
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
נַעְבְּרָה־let us pass
na'berah-H5674 →556 times
נָּ֥אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
בְאַרְצְךָ֖in land your
veartzekhaH776 →2504 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
מְקוֹמִֽי׃own place my
mekomiH4725 →401 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).