Judges 11:21

“YHWH, 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.”

Judges 11:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Judges 11:21, word by word

YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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” appears
the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

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.

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gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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Sihonסִיחוֹןsichon

Sihon

Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."

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his peopleעַמּam

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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into the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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and they struck themיַּכּוּyaku

defeat

To attack and beat in battle.

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took possessionיִּירַשׁyirash

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

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the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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who livedיוֹשֵׁבyoshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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The context

20But 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.

21 · This verse (above)

22They took possession of all the territory of the Amorite, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness to the Jordan.

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