Numbers 21:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Numbers 21:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Numbers 21:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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Numbers 21:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Numbers 21:28 — World English Bible

Numbers 21:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon: It hath devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon. ”

Numbers 21:28 — American Standard Version

Numbers 21:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.”

Numbers 21:28 — Young's Literal Translation

Numbers 21:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For there went forth fire from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon; It consumed Ar of Moab, the lords of the high places of the Arnon. ”

Numbers 21:28 — Darby Translation

Numbers 21:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the citie of Sihon, and hath consumed Ar of the Moabites, and the lords of Bamoth in Arnon.”

Numbers 21:28 — Geneva Bible

Numbers 21:28 in Context — Numbers 21

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.

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What Does Numbers 21:28 Mean?

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