Numbers 21:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Numbers 21:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Numbers 21:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Numbers 21:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Numbers 21:23 — World English Bible
Numbers 21:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Numbers 21:23 — American Standard Version
Numbers 21:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Numbers 21:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Numbers 21:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But Sihon would not suffer Israel to go through his border; and Sihon gathered all his people, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel. ”
Numbers 21:23 — Darby Translation
Numbers 21:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Sihon gaue Israel no licence to passe through his countrey, but Sihon assembled all his people, and went out against Israel into the wildernesse: and he came to Iahoz, and fought against Israel.”
Numbers 21:23 — Geneva Bible
Numbers 21:23 in Context — Numbers 21
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.
What Does Numbers 21:23 Mean?
Numbers 21:23 is a verse from the Book of Numbers, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Numbers chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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