Study it in the app“And at the time they began with shouts of joy and praise, YHWH set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who were coming against Judah; and they were struck down.”
And at the timeוּבְעֵתthey beganהֵחֵלּוּwith shouts of joyבְרִנָּהand praise,וּתְהִלָּהYHWHיְהוָהsetנָתַןambushesמְאָרְבִיםagainstעַלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןMoabמוֹאָבand MountוְהַרSeir,שֵׂעִירwho were comingהַבָּאִיםagainst Judah;לִיהוּדָהand they were struck down.וַיִּנָּגֵפוּ
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appearsbegin
To start doing something.
Where else “hechelu” appearsjoyful shout
Glad cries or songs.
Where else “rina” appearspraise
Praise; deeds worthy of praise; a song of praise.
Where else “tehila” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsput
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natan” appearslie in wait
Lie in wait: wait in hiding to attack.
Where else “mearvim” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsAmmon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsSeir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “baim” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appearsbe defeated
To lose a battle and flee before the enemy.
Where else “yinagefu” appears1Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
2Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
21He took counsel with the people and appointed singers to YHWH and men praising in the splendor of holiness, as they went out before the equipped troops, and saying, “Give thanks to YHWH, for his loyal love is forever.”
22 · This verse (above)
23The sons of Ammon and Moab rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, to devote them to destruction and to destroy them; and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped each to destroy his fellow.
