Study it in the app“But Sihon king of Heshbon was not willing to let us pass by him, for YHWH your Elohim had hardened his spirit and made firm his heart, in order to give him into your hand, as it is this day.”
But Sihonוְ סִיחֹןkingמֶלֶךְof Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןwas notלֹאwillingאָבָהto let us passהַעֲבִרֵנוּby him,בּוֹforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָhad hardenedהִקְשָׁהhis spiritאֶת רוּחוֹand made firmוְאִמֵּץhis heart,אֶת לְבָבוֹin order toלְמַעַןgive himתִּתּוֹinto your hand,בְיָדְךָas it is thisכַּ הַזֶּהday.יּוֹם
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsHeshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appearsbe willing, consent
Be willing, consent, agree to something; with "not", refuse.
Where else “ava” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “haavire” 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” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsharden
To make the heart unyielding.
Where else “hiksha” appearsspirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruch” appearsbe bold
To be bold and steady: "take heart and be brave".
Where else “imets” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appearshand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “tit” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearstoday
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears29just as the sons of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for me, until I cross the Jordan into the land that YHWH our Elohim is giving us.”
30 · This verse (above)
31YHWH said to me, “See, I have begun to deliver Sihon and his land before you. Begin to take possession, so as to take possession of his land.”
