| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 21:23:1 ⧉וְלֹא־נָתַ֨ןvelonatanbut would not allow Numbers 21:23:2 ⧉סִיחֹ֣ןseekhonSihon Numbers 21:23:3 ⧉אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮etyisraelIsrael Numbers 21:23:4 ⧉עֲבֹ֣רavorto pass Numbers 21:23:5 ⧉בִּגְבֻלוֹ֒bigvulothrough his territory Numbers 21:23:6 ⧉וַיֶּאֱסֹ֨ףvayeesofand he gathered Numbers 21:23:7 ⧉סִיחֹ֜ןseekhonSihon Numbers 21:23:8 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־עַמּ֗וֹetkolammoall his people Numbers 21:23:9 ⧉וַיֵּצֵ֞אvayetseand went out Numbers 21:23:10 ⧉לִקְרַ֤אתlikratto confront Numbers 21:23:11 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsrael Numbers 21:23:12 ⧉הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָהhammidbarato the wilderness Numbers 21:23:13 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֖אvayavoand he came Numbers 21:23:14 ⧉יָ֑הְצָהyahtsahto Jahaz Numbers 21:23:15 ⧉וַיִּלָּ֖חֶםvayillakhemand fought Numbers 21:23:16 ⧉בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃beyisraelagainst Israel |
| 23. Formal Translation But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people and went out to meet them toward the wilderness. He arrived at Jahaz and fought against Israel. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation But Sihon refused to let Israel travel through his land, so he assembled all his people, marched into the open desert to face them at Jahaz, and fought against Israel. |