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Numbers 21:24

And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.

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ASV

And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon unto the Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.

KJV

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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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huand it struck himH5221 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
לְפִי־le.fi-to [the] mouth ofH6310 →
חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] swordH2719 →
וַיִּירַ֨שׁvai.yi.Rashand it took possession ofH3423 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַרְצ֜וֹ'ar.Tzoland hisH776 →
מֵֽאַרְנֹ֗ןme.'ar.Nonfrom ArnonH769 →
עַד־'ad-toH5704 →
יַבֹּק֙ya.BokJabbokH2999 →
עַד־'ad-toH5704 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121 →
עַמּ֔וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
עַ֔ז'Az[was] strongH5794 →
גְּב֖וּלge.Vul[the] border ofH1366 →
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121 →
עַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonAmmonH5983 →

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Amos 2:9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.Deuteronomy 2:37But you did not go near the land of the Ammonites, or the land along the banks of the Jabbok River, or the cities of the hill country, or any place that the LORD our God had forbidden.Genesis 32:22During the night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two maidservants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok.Psalms 136:19Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.Joshua 24:8Later, I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived beyond the Jordan. They fought against you, but I delivered them into your hand, that you should possess their land when I destroyed them before you.Nehemiah 9:22You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan.Joshua 12:1Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:Numbers 32:4which the LORD conquered before the congregation of Israel, are suitable for livestock—and your servants have livestock.”Judges 11:21–23Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,Joshua 9:10and all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites beyond the Jordan—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan, who reigned in Ashtaroth.Judges 12:1–2Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”Judges 21:8So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.Deuteronomy 3:16and to the Reubenites and Gadites I gave the territory from Gilead to the Arnon Valley (the middle of the valley was the border) and up to the Jabbok River, the border of the Ammonites.Joshua 12:1–3Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward:Numbers 21:13From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.Deuteronomy 2:31–37Then the LORD said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land over to you. Now begin to conquer and possess his land.”Psalms 135:10–12He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings:Numbers 32:33–42So Moses gave to the Gadites, to the Reubenites, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan—the land including its cities and the territory surrounding them.

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