YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלgaveוַיִּתֵּןSihonאֶת סִיחוֹןand allוְאֶת כָּלhis peopleעַמּוֹinto the handבְּיַדof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they struck them;וַיַּכּוּםso Israelוַ יִשְׂרָאֵלtook possessionיִּירַשׁof allאֵת כָּלthe landאֶרֶץof the Amorite,הָאֱמֹרִיwho livedיוֹשֵׁבin thatהַהִיאland.הָאָרֶץ
Judges 11:21
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “elohe” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yiten” appears- Sihonסִיחוֹןsichon
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appears- his peopleעַמּam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- and they struck themיַּכּוּyaku
defeat
To attack and beat in battle.
Where else “yaku” appears- took possessionיִּירַשׁyirash
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yirash” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- who livedיוֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears
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.