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| 1The king of Arad, the Canaanite, who dwelt in the South, heard that Israel was coming on the road to Atharim. Then he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoners. | 1When the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev heard that Israel was approaching along the road to Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoner. |
| 2So Israel made a vow to the LORD, and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.” | 2So Israel made a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will indeed deliver this people into our hand, then we will utterly destroy their cities." |
| 3And the LORD listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called Hormah. | 3The LORD listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of the place was called Hormah. |
| 4Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very discouraged on the way. | 4Then they traveled from Mount Hor by the road to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, but the people became impatient along the way. |
| 5And 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 food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.” | 5And 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 or water, and we detest this worthless food." |
| 6So the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. | 6So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died. |
| 7Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you; pray to the LORD that He take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. | 7Then the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that he would take away the snakes from us." So Moses prayed for the people. |
| 8Then the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.” | 8The LORD said to Moses, "Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live." |
| 9So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived. | 9So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived. |
| 10Now the children of Israel moved on and camped in Oboth. | 10The Israelites traveled on and camped in Oboth. |
| 11And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. | 11Then they traveled on from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that is before Moab, on the eastern side. |
| 12From there they moved and camped in the Valley of Zered. | 12From there they moved on and camped in the valley of Zered. |
| 13From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. | 13From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends from the regions of the Amorites, for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. |
| 14Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah, The brooks of the Arnon, | 14This is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah and the wadis, the Arnon |
| 15And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab.” | 15and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab." |
| 16From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.” | 16And from there they traveled to Beer; that is the well where the LORD spoke to Moses, "Gather the people and I will give them water." |
| 17Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it— | 17Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, sing to it! |
| 18The well the leaders sank, Dug by the nation’s nobles, By the lawgiver, with their staves.” And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah, | 18The well which the princes dug, which the leaders of the people opened with their scepters and their staffs." And from the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah; |
| 19from Mattanah to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth, | 19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth; |
| 20and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland. | 20and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, near the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the wilderness. |
| 21Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, | 21Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying, |
| 22“Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into fields or vineyards; we will not drink water from wells. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” | 22"Let us pass through your land; we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King's Highway until we pass your borders." |
| 23But 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. | 23But 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. |
| 24Then Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword, and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the people of Ammon; for the border of the people of Ammon was fortified. | 24But the Israelites defeated him in battle and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strongly defended. |
| 25So Israel took all these cities, and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon and in all its villages. | 25So Israel took all these cities; and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. |
| 26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and had taken all his land from his hand as far as the Arnon. | 26For Heshbon was the city of King Sihon of the Amorites. Now he had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken all of his land from his control, as far as the Arnon. |
| 27Therefore those who speak in proverbs say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be built; Let the city of Sihon be repaired. | 27That is why those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built. Let the city of Sihon be established! |
| 28“For fire went out from Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, The lords of the heights of the Arnon. | 28For fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon. |
| 29Woe to you, Moab! You have perished, O people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, To Sihon king of the Amorites. | 29Woe to you, Moab. You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites. |
| 30“But we have shot at them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. Then we laid waste as far as Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.” | 30We have overpowered them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We have shattered them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba." |
| 31Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. | 31So the Israelites lived in the land of the Amorites. |
| 32Then Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took its villages and drove out the Amorites who were there. | 32Moses sent spies to reconnoiter Jaazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. |
| 33And they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. So Og king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. | 33Then they turned and went up by the road to Bashan. And King Og of Bashan and all his forces marched out against them to do battle at Edrei. |
| 34Then the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people and his land; and you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.” | 34And the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand. You will do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. |
| 35So they defeated him, his sons, and all his people, until there was no survivor left him; and they took possession of his land. | 35So they defeated Og, his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, and they possessed his land. |
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