Numbers 21:26
Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land as far as the Arnon.
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ASV
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 the Arnon.
KJV
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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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| חֶשְׁבּ֔וֹן | chesh.Bon | Heshbon | H2809 → |
| עִ֗יר | 'Ir | [was] [the] city of | H5892 → |
| סִיחֹ֛ן | si.Chon | Sihon | H5511 → |
| מֶ֥לֶךְ | Me.lekh | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| הָאֱמֹרִ֖י | ha.'e.mo.Ri | the Amorite[s] | H567 → |
| הִ֑וא | hi' | it | H1931 → |
| וְה֣וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| נִלְחַ֗ם | nil.Cham | he had waged war | H3898 → |
| בְּמֶ֤לֶךְ | be.Me.lekh | against [the] king of | H4428 → |
| מוֹאָב֙ | mo.'Av | Moab | H4124 → |
| הָֽרִאשׁ֔וֹן | ha.ri.Shon | <the> former | H7223 → |
| וַיִּקַּ֧ח | vai.yi.Kach | and he had taken | H3947 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אַרְצ֛וֹ | 'ar.Tzo | land his | H776 → |
| מִיָּד֖וֹ | mi.ya.Do | from hand his | H3027 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | to | H5704 → |
| אַרְנֹֽן׃ | 'ar.Non | Arnon | H769 → |
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