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Forכִּיfireאֵשׁwent outיָצְאָהfrom Heshbon,מֵחֶשְׁבּוֹןa flameלֶהָבָהfrom the townמִקִּרְיַתof Sihon;סִיחֹןit consumedאָכְלָהArעָרof Moab,מוֹאָבthe lordsבַּעֲלֵיof the high placesבָּמוֹתof the Arnon.אַרְנֹן
Numbers 21:28
Study it in the app“For fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the town of Sihon; it consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of the Arnon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 21:28, word by word
- fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- went outיָצְאָהyatsa
spring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “yatsa” appears- from Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- a flameלֶהָבָהlehava
flame
Fire that rises and shines as it burns.
Where else “lehava” appears- from the townקִּרְיַתkiryat
town, city
Town: a poetic way of saying "city."
Where else “kiryat” appears- of Sihonסִיחֹןsichon
Sihon
Sihon, king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon. The name means "stormy."
Where else “sichon” appears- it consumedאָכְלָהachla
devour
Literally "eat": to destroy something, as fire burns everything up.
Where else “achla” appears- Arעָרar
Ar
Ar, a city of Moab. The name means "city."
Where else “ar” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears- the lordsבַּעֲלֵיbaale
lord
The leaders or chief men of a city.
Where else “baale” appears- of the high placesבָּמוֹתbamot
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appears- of the Arnonאַרְנֹןarnon
Arnon
Arnon, a river east of the Jordan that marked the border of Moab. The name means "roaring stream."
Where else “arnon” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
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).
The context
27Therefore those who recite poems say, “Come to Heshbon; let it be built, and let the city of Sihon be established.
28 · This verse (above)
29Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to the king of the Amorites, Sihon.