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But we shot them down;וַנִּירָםHeshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןhas perishedאָבַדas far asעַדDibon,דִּיבוֹןand we laid wasteוַנַּשִּׁיםas far asעַדNophah,נֹפַחwhichאֲשֶׁרׄreaches as far asעַדMedeba.”מֵידְבָא
Numbers 21:30
Study it in the app“But we shot them down; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon, and we laid waste as far as Nophah, which reaches as far as Medeba.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 21:30, word by word
- But we shot them downנִּירָnira
shoot
To loose arrows from a bow and wound with them.
Where else “nira” appears- Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbon
Heshbon
Heshbon, a city east of the Jordan, the capital of King Sihon.
Where else “cheshbon” appears- has perishedאָבַדavad
perish
To die, be ruined.
Where else “avad” appears- Dibonדִּיבוֹןdivon
Dibon
Dibon, a city of Moab east of the Jordan (also called Dibon-gad); another place in Judah bears the name.
Where else “divon” appears- and we laid wasteנַּשִּׁיםnashim
be desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “nashim” appears- Nophahנֹפַחnofach
Nophah
Nophah, a place in Moab. The name means "blast."
Where else “nofach” appears- Medebaמֵידְבָאmedva
Medeba
Medeba, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "waters of quiet."
Where else “medva” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew of this verse is very difficult and the translation is approximate.
The context
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.
30 · This verse (above)
31So Israel settled in the land of the Amorite.