Numbers 21:27
That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
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ASV
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established:
KJV
Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עַל־ | 'al- | there- | H5921 → |
| כֵּ֛ן | ken | -fore | H3651 → |
| יֹאמְר֥וּ | yo.me.Ru | they say | H559 → |
| הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים | ha.mo.she.Lim | those [who] speak proverbs | H4911 → |
| בֹּ֣אוּ | Bo.'u | come | H935 → |
| חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | chesh.Bon | Heshbon | H2809 → |
| תִּבָּנֶ֥ה | ti.ba.Neh | let it be rebuilt | H1129 → |
| וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ן | ve.ti.ko.Nen | and it may be established | H3559 → |
| עִ֥יר | 'ir | [the] city of | H5892 → |
| סִיחֽוֹן׃ | si.Chon | Sihon | H5511 → |
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