Study it in the app“But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; Sihon gathered all his people, and they camped at Jahaz, and he fought against Israel.”
But Sihonוְ סִיחוֹןdid notלֹאtrustהֶאֱמִיןIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלto passעֲבֹרthrough his territory;בִּגְבֻלוֹSihonסִיחוֹןgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹףallאֶת כָּלhis people,עַמּוֹand they campedוַיַּחֲנוּat Jahaz,בְּיָהְצָהand he foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםagainstעִםIsrael.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appearsbelieve
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “heemin” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avor” appearsterritory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevul” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yeesof” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appearsencamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appearsJahaz
Jahaz, a place east of the Jordan where Israel defeated Sihon. The name perhaps means "threshing floor."
Where else “yahtsa” appearsfight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “yilachem” appears19Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and Israel said to him, ‘Let us pass, please, through your land to my place.’
20 · This verse (above)
21YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, gave Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them; so Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorite, who lived in that land.
