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He mustered his entire army and marched out into the wilderness against Israel. When he reached Jahaz, he fought with Israel. <a href="/nlt/numbers/21.htm">New Living Translation</a> But King Sihon refused to let them cross his territory. Instead, he mobilized his entire army and attacked Israel in the wilderness, engaging them in battle at Jahaz. <a href="/esv/numbers/21.htm">English Standard Version</a> But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his people together and went out against Israel to the wilderness and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. <a href="/kjv/numbers/21.htm">King James Bible</a> And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. <a href="/nkjv/numbers/21.htm">New King James Version</a> But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/nasb_/numbers/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But Sihon would not permit Israel to pass through his border. Instead, Sihon gathered all his people and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/nasb/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1995</a> But Sihon would not permit Israel to pass through his border. So Sihon gathered all his people and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/nasb77/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But Sihon would not permit Israel to pass through his border. So Sihon gathered all his people and went out against Israel in the wilderness, and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/lsb/numbers/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border. So Sihon gathered all his people and went out to meet Israel in the wilderness and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/amp/numbers/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border. Instead Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz, and he fought against Israel. <a href="/csb/numbers/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But Sihon would not let Israel travel through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. <a href="/hcsb/numbers/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But Sihon would not let Israel travel through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. <a href="/asv/numbers/21.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel. <a href="/cev/numbers/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But Sihon refused to let Israel travel through his land. Instead, he called together his entire army and marched into the desert to attack Israel near the town of Jahaz. <a href="/erv/numbers/21.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz: and he fought against Israel. <a href="/gwt/numbers/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Sihon wouldn't let Israel pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his troops and came out into the desert to attack Israel. When Sihon's troops came to Jahaz, they fought against Israel. <a href="/gnt/numbers/21.htm">Good News Translation</a> But Sihon would not permit the people of Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered his army and went out to Jahaz in the wilderness and attacked the Israelites. <a href="/isv/numbers/21.htm">International Standard Version</a> Instead of letting Israel pass through his territory, Sihon mustered his entire army and marched out to meet them in the wilderness. He arrived at Jahaz and attacked Israel. <a href="/msb/numbers/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. <a href="/net/numbers/21.htm">NET Bible</a> But Sihon did not permit Israel to pass through his border; he gathered all his forces together and went out against Israel into the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. <a href="/nheb/numbers/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel. <a href="/wbt/numbers/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon collected all his people, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel: <a href="/web/numbers/21.htm">World English Bible</a> Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/numbers/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Sihon has not permitted Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathers all his people, and comes out to meet Israel in the wilderness, and comes to Jahaz, and fights against Israel. <a href="/ylt/numbers/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Sihon hath not suffered Israel to pass through his border, and Sihon gathereth all his people, and cometh out to meet Israel into the wilderness, and cometh in to Jahaz, and fighteth against Israel. <a href="/slt/numbers/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Sihon gave not to Israel to pass over by his boundary; and Sihon will gather all his people, and will come forth to meet Israel to the desert: and he will come to Jahaz, and he will fight against Israel.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/numbers/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he would not grant that Israel should pass by his borders: but rather gathering an army, went forth to meet them in the desert, and came to Jasa, and fought against them. <a href="/cpdv/numbers/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he was not willing to allow Israel to cross through his borders. But instead, gathering an army, he went out to meet them in the desert, and he arrived at Jahaz and fought against them. <a href="/nabre/numbers/21.htm">New American Bible</a> Sihon, however, would not permit Israel to pass through his territory, but mustered all his forces and advanced against Israel into the wilderness. When he reached Jahaz, he engaged Israel in battle. <a href="/nrsvce/numbers/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel to the wilderness; he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/numbers/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Sihon would not let Israel pass through his borders; but Sihon gathered all his army together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. <a href="/hpbt/numbers/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Sihon did not allow Israel to pass over into his border and Sihon gathered all his army and went out to a meeting of Israel to the wilderness and he came to Yahaz and fought with Israel.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/numbers/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz; and he fought against Israel. <a href="/sep/numbers/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Seon did not allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Seon gathered all his people, and went out to set the battle in array against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jassa, and set the battle in array against Israel. <a href="/parallel/numbers/21-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6695" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">The Defeat of Sihon</a> …22“Let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” 23<a href="/hebrew/5511.htm" title="5511: sî·ḥōn (N-proper-ms) -- A king of the Amorites. Or Ciychon; from the same as Cuwach; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king.">But Sihon</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">let</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: ‘ă·ḇōr (V-Qal-Inf) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">pass</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: biḡ·ḇu·lōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">through his territory.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5511.htm" title="5511: sî·ḥōn (N-proper-ms) -- A king of the Amorites. Or Ciychon; from the same as Cuwach; tempestuous; Sichon, an Amoritish king.">Instead, he</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">gathered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">his whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">army</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yê·ṣê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">and went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7122.htm" title="7122: liq·raṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To encounter, befall. A primitive root: to encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner.">to confront</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ham·miḏ·bā·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">When he came</a> <a href="/hebrew/3096.htm" title="3096: yā·hə·ṣāh (N-proper-fs:: 3fs) -- Or Yahtsah; or Yahtsah; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan.">to Jahaz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3898.htm" title="3898: way·yil·lā·ḥem (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To feed on, to consume, to battle. A primitive root; to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle.">he fought</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: bə·yiś·rā·’êl (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">against Israel.</a> 24And Israel put him to the sword and took possession of his land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok—but only up to the border of the Ammonites, because it was fortified.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30</a> But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day. <a href="/judges/11-20.htm">Judges 11:20</a> But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24-25</a> “Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.” <a href="/deuteronomy/29-7.htm">Deuteronomy 29:7</a> When you reached this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us in battle, but we defeated them. <a href="/joshua/24-9.htm">Joshua 24:9-10</a> Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, / but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand. <a href="/psalms/135-10.htm">Psalm 135:10-12</a> He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel. <a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a> He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ... <a href="/nehemiah/9-22.htm">Nehemiah 9:22</a> You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9-10</a> Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. / And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. <a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a> For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden. <a href="/acts/13-19.htm">Acts 13:19</a> And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Hebrews 3:16-19</a> For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? / And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness? / And to whom did He swear that they would never enter His rest? Was it not to those who disobeyed? ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">1 Corinthians 10:5-6</a> Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, for they were struck down in the wilderness. / These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a> Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. <a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a> For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.Sihon would<a href="/deuteronomy/2-30.htm">Deuteronomy 2:30-32</a> But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day… <a href="/deuteronomy/29-7.htm">Deuteronomy 29:7,8</a> And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: … Jahaz<a href="/judges/11-20.htm">Judges 11:20</a> But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.<a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Isaiah 15:4</a> And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.<a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a> From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/20-21.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/numbers/20-20.htm">Army</a> <a href="/numbers/21-22.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/20-29.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/numbers/21-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/exodus/14-10.htm">Marched</a> <a href="/nahum/2-3.htm">Mustered</a> <a href="/numbers/13-23.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Sihon</a> <a href="/numbers/16-29.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/10-9.htm">War</a> <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/33-55.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">Army</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/23-28.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/numbers/27-19.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/numbers/21-31.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-32.htm">Jahaz</a> <a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">Marched</a> <a href="/joshua/8-10.htm">Mustered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-20.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">Sihon</a> <a href="/numbers/22-13.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/numbers/33-44.htm">Territory</a> <a href="/numbers/21-35.htm">Together</a> <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">War</a> <a href="/numbers/21-30.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/numbers/23-28.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 21</div>1. <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah</a> 4. <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents</a> 7. <a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent</a> 10. <a href="/numbers/21-10.htm">Various journeys of the Israelites</a> 21. <a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Sihon is overcome</a> 33. <a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">And Og</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Sihon was the king of the Amorites, a group known for their warrior culture and territorial aggression. The Israelites requested passage through his land, promising not to harm fields or vineyards, similar to their request to Edom (<a href="/numbers/20-14.htm">Numbers 20:14-21</a>). Sihon's refusal highlights the hostility Israel faced from surrounding nations. This event fulfills God's earlier warning that Israel would encounter resistance (<a href="/exodus/23-31.htm">Exodus 23:31-33</a>). Sihon's denial also sets the stage for God's deliverance and the expansion of Israel's territory, as promised to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18-21</a>).Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. Sihon's decision to mobilize his entire army indicates the threat he perceived from Israel. The wilderness, often a place of testing and divine encounters for Israel, becomes a battlefield. This confrontation reflects the broader theme of spiritual warfare, where God's people face opposition but are called to trust in His deliverance. The gathering of Sihon's army also prefigures the gathering of nations against God's people, as seen in prophetic literature (Ezekiel 38-39).When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. Jahaz was a strategic location east of the Jordan River, significant for its role in Israel's conquest of the Promised Land. The battle at Jahaz is a pivotal moment where God demonstrates His power and faithfulness by granting Israel victory over a formidable enemy. This victory is a type of Christ's ultimate victory over sin and death, as Israel's triumph over Sihon foreshadows the spiritual victories believers have in Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-57.htm">1 Corinthians 15:57</a>). The battle also serves as a reminder of God's promise to fight for His people (<a href="/deuteronomy/1-30.htm">Deuteronomy 1:30</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/sihon.htm">Sihon</a> The king of the Amorites, who refused Israel passage through his land and chose to confront them in battle. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The nation of God's chosen people, led by Moses, journeying to the Promised Land. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jahaz.htm">Jahaz</a> The location where Sihon confronted Israel, leading to a significant battle. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a> The area surrounding the land of the Amorites, where Israel was traveling. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_amorites.htm">The Amorites</a> A group of people inhabiting the land that Israel sought to pass through on their way to Canaan.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a> This passage illustrates God's control over nations and leaders, using their decisions to fulfill His divine purposes. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a> Israel's journey through hostile territories reminds believers to trust in God's promises, even when facing opposition. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Just as Israel faced physical battles, Christians face spiritual battles and must rely on God's strength and guidance. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_courage.htm">Obedience and Courage</a> Israel's willingness to confront Sihon demonstrates the importance of obedience to God's direction and courage in the face of adversity. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a> The victory over Sihon is a testament to God's faithfulness in delivering His people, encouraging believers to trust in His deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 21</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_defeat_of_sihon.htm">Numbers 21:23-24 – Is there any archaeological or historical corroboration for Israel’s defeat of King Sihon and the confiscation of his territory? </a> <a href="/q/who_was_sihon,_king_of_the_amorites.htm">Who was Sihon, king of the Amorites?</a> <a href="/q/is_a_pagan_prophet's_blessing_credible.htm">Numbers 23:8-10: How credible is it that a pagan prophet blesses Israel despite a king's demand to curse them, considering other biblical narratives?</a> <a href="/q/why_limited_evidence_of_divine_acts.htm">In Psalm 135:10-11, God is said to have struck down nations (including Sihon and Og)--why is there limited archaeological evidence of such direct divine intervention?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 23. - And he came to Jahaz, or Jahzah, a place of which we know nothing. <a href="/commentaries/numbers/21-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But Sihon סִיחֹ֣ן (sî·ḥōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5511.htm">Strong's 5511: </a> Sihon -- a king of the Amorites would not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no let נָתַ֨ן (nā·ṯan) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc pass עֲבֹ֣ר (‘ă·ḇōr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on through his territory. בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒ (biḡ·ḇu·lōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed Instead, he סִיחֹ֜ן (sî·ḥōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5511.htm">Strong's 5511: </a> Sihon -- a king of the Amorites gathered וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ף (way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove his whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every army עַמּ֗וֹ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock and went out וַיֵּצֵ֞א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to confront לִקְרַ֤את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7125.htm">Strong's 7125: </a> Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc in the wilderness. הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָה (ham·miḏ·bā·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> A pasture, a desert, speech When he came וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to Jahaz, יָ֑הְצָה (yā·hə·ṣāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3096.htm">Strong's 3096: </a> Jahaz -- a place in Moab he fought וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם (way·yil·lā·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3898.htm">Strong's 3898: </a> To feed on, to consume, to battle against Israel. בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (bə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/numbers/21-23.htm">Numbers 21:23 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">OT Law: Numbers 21:23 Sihon would not allow Israel to pass (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/21-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 21:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/21-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 21:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>