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Numbers 21 (WEBP)

[1] The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
[2] Israel vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”
[3] Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. The name of the place was called Hormah.
[4] They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. The soul of the people was very discouraged because of the journey.
[5] The people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, there is no water, and our soul loathes this disgusting food!”
[6] Yahweh sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.
[7] The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.
[8] Yahweh said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake, and set it on a pole. It shall happen that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
[9] Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the pole. If a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the serpent of bronze, he lived.
[10] The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in Oboth.
[11] They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.
[12] From there they traveled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
[13] From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
[14] Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
[15] the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
[16] From there they traveled to Beer; that is the well of which Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
[17] Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,
[18] the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;
[19] and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
[20] and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
[21] Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
[22] “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.”
[23] 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.
[24] Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was fortified.
[25] Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
[26] For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
[27] Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
[28] for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
[29] Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
[30] We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”
[31] Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
[32] Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
[33] They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
[34] Yahweh said to Moses, “Don’t fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”
[35] So they struck him, with his sons and all his people, until there were no survivors; and they possessed his land.

Numbers 21:3 “Hormah” means “destruction”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 21 (KJVS)

[1] And [when] king Arad the Canaanite , which dwelt () in the south , heard () tell that Israel came () by the way of the spies ; then he fought () against Israel , and took () [some] of them prisoners .
[2] And Israel vowed () a vow unto the LORD , and said (), If thou wilt indeed () deliver () this people into my hand , then I will utterly destroy () their cities .
[3] And the LORD hearkened () to the voice of Israel , and delivered up () the Canaanites ; and they utterly destroyed () them and their cities : and he called () the name of the place Hormah .
[4] And they journeyed () from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea , to compass () the land of Edom : and the soul of the people was much discouraged () because of the way .
[5] And the people spake () against God , and against Moses , Wherefore have ye brought us up () out of Egypt to die () in the wilderness ? for [there is] no bread , neither [is there any] water ; and our soul loatheth () this light bread .
[6] And the LORD sent () fiery serpents among the people , and they bit () the people ; and much people of Israel died ().
[7] Therefore the people came () to Moses , and said (), We have sinned (), for we have spoken () against the LORD , and against thee; pray () unto the LORD , that he take away () the serpents from us. And Moses prayed () for the people .
[8] And the LORD said () unto Moses , Make () thee a fiery serpent , and set () it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten (), when he looketh () upon it, shall live ().
[9] And Moses made () a serpent of brass , and put () it upon a pole , and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten () any man , when he beheld () the serpent of brass , he lived ().
[10] And the children of Israel set forward (), and pitched () in Oboth .
[11] And they journeyed () from Oboth , and pitched () at Ijeabarim , in the wilderness which [is] before Moab , toward the sunrising .
[12] From thence they removed (), and pitched () in the valley of Zared .
[13] From thence they removed (), and pitched () on the other side of Arnon , which [is] in the wilderness that cometh out () of the coasts of the Amorites : for Arnon [is] the border of Moab , between Moab and the Amorites .
[14] Wherefore it is said () in the book of the wars of the LORD , What he did in the Red sea , and in the brooks of Arnon ,
[15] And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down () to the dwelling () of Ar , and lieth () upon the border of Moab .
[16] And from thence [they went] to Beer : that [is] the well whereof the LORD spake () unto Moses , Gather the people together (), and I will give () them water .
[17] Then Israel sang () this song , Spring up (), O well ; sing () ye unto it:
[18] The princes digged () the well , the nobles of the people digged () it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver (), with their staves . And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah :
[19] And from Mattanah to Nahaliel : and from Nahaliel to Bamoth :
[20] And from Bamoth [in] the valley , that [is] in the country of Moab , to the top of Pisgah , which looketh () toward Jeshimon .
[21] And Israel sent () messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites , saying (),
[22] Let me pass () through thy land : we will not turn () into the fields , or into the vineyards ; we will not drink () [of] the waters of the well : [but] we will go along () by the king’s [high] way , until we be past () thy borders .
[23] 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 .
[24] And Israel smote () him with the edge of the sword , and possessed () his land from Arnon unto Jabbok , even unto the children of Ammon : for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong .
[25] And Israel took () all these cities : and Israel dwelt () in all the cities of the Amorites , in Heshbon , and in all the villages thereof.
[26] For Heshbon [was] the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites , who had fought () against the former king of Moab , and taken () all his land out of his hand , even unto Arnon .
[27] Wherefore they that speak in proverbs () say (), Come () into Heshbon , let the city of Sihon be built () and prepared ():
[28] For there is a fire gone out () of Heshbon , a flame from the city of Sihon : it hath consumed () Ar of Moab , [and] the lords of the high places of Arnon .
[29] Woe to thee, Moab ! thou art undone (), O people of Chemosh : he hath given () his sons that escaped , and his daughters , into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites .
[30] We have shot () at them; Heshbon is perished () even unto Dibon , and we have laid them waste () even unto Nophah , which [reacheth] unto Medeba .
[31] Thus Israel dwelt () in the land of the Amorites .
[32] And Moses sent () to spy out () Jaazer , and they took () the villages thereof, and drove out () (8675) () the Amorites that [were] there.
[33] And they turned () and went up () by the way of Bashan : and Og the king of Bashan went out () against () them, he, and all his people , to the battle at Edrei .
[34] And the LORD said () unto Moses , Fear () him not: for I have delivered () him into thy hand , and all his people , and his land ; and thou shalt do () to him as thou didst () unto Sihon king of the Amorites , which dwelt () at Heshbon .
[35] So they smote () him, and his sons , and all his people , until there was none left () him alive : and they possessed () his land .

Young’s Literal Translation

Numbers 21 (YLT)

[1] And the Canaanite-king Arad-dwelling in the south, heareth that Israel hath come the way of the Atharim, and he fighteth against Israel, and taketh some of them captive.
[2] And Israel voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, ‘If Thou dost certainly give this people into my hand, then I have devoted their cities;’
[3] and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Israel, and giveth up the Canaanite, and he devoteth them and their cities, and calleth the name of the place Hormah.
[4] And they journey from mount Hor, the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom, and the soul of the people is short in the way,
[5] and the people speak against God, and against Moses, ‘Why hast thou brought us up out of Egypt to die in a wilderness? for there is no bread, and there is no water, and our soul hath been weary of this light bread.’
[6] And Jehovah sendeth among the people the burning serpents, and they bite the people, and much people of Israel die;
[7] and the people come in unto Moses and say, ‘We have sinned, for we have spoken against Jehovah, and against thee; pray unto Jehovah, and He doth turn aside from us the serpent;’ and Moses prayeth in behalf of the people.
[8] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Make for thee a burning serpent, and set it on an ensign; and it hath been, every one who is bitten and hath seen it-he hath lived.
[9] And Moses maketh a serpent of brass, and setteth it on the ensign, and it hath been, if the serpent hath bitten any man, and he hath looked expectingly unto the serpent of brass-he hath lived.
[10] And the sons of Israel journey, and encamp in Oboth.
[11] And they journey from Oboth, and encamp in Ije-Abarim, in the wilderness that is on the front of Moab, at the rising of the sun.
[12] From thence they have journeyed, and encamp in the valley of Zared.
[13] From thence they have journeyed, and encamp beyond Arnon, which is in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;
[14] therefore it is said in a book, ‘The wars of Jehovah,’- ‘Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;
[15] And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.’
[16] And from thence they journeyed to Beer; it is the well concerning which Jehovah said to Moses, ‘Gather the people, and I give to them-water.’
[17] Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well-they have answered to it:
[18] ‘A well-digged it have princes, Prepared it have nobles of the people, With the lawgiver, with their staves.’ And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah,
[19] and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
[20] and from Bamoth in the valley which is in the field of Moab to the top of Pisgah, which hath looked on the front of the wilderness.
[21] And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorite, saying,
[22] ‘Let me pass through thy land, we do not turn aside into a field, or into a vineyard, we do not drink waters of a well; in the king’s way we go, till that we pass over thy border.’
[23] 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.
[24] And Israel smiteth him by the mouth of the sword, and possesseth his land from Arnon unto Jabbok-unto the sons of Ammon; for the border of the sons of Ammon is strong.
[25] And Israel taketh all these cities, and Israel dwelleth in all the cities of the Amorite, in Heshbon, and in all its villages;
[26] for Heshbon is a city of Sihon king of the Amorite, and he hath fought against the former king of Moab, and taketh all his land out of his hand, unto Arnon;
[27] therefore those using similes say- ‘Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,
[28] For fire hath gone out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon, It hath consumed Ar of Moab, Owners of the high places of Arnon.
[29] Woe to thee, O Moab, Thou hast perished, O people of Chemosh, He hath given his sons who escape- Also his daughters- Into captivity, to a king of the Amorite-Sihon!
[30] And we shoot them, Perished hath Heshbon unto Dibon, And we make desolate unto Nophah, Which is unto Medeba.’
[31] And Israel dwelleth in the land of the Amorite,
[32] and Moses sendeth to spy out Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and dispossess the Amorite who is there,
[33] and turn and go up the way of Bashan, and Og king of Bashan cometh out to meet them, he and all his people, to battle, at Edrei.
[34] And Jehovah saith unto Moses, ‘Fear him not, for into thy hand I have given him, and all his people, and his land, and thou hast done to him as thou hast done to Sihon king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon.’
[35] And they smite him, and his sons, and all his people, until he hath not left to him a remnant, and they possess his land.