Passage
Numbers 21.29
29. Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites. (ASV)Book: Numbers · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV
27. Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established: 28. 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.
29. Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: He hath given his sons as fugitives, And his daughters into captivity, Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
- We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, And we have laid waste even unto Nophah, Which reacheth unto Medeba. 31. Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. (Numbers 21:27-31, ASV)
WEB
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.
- 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. (Numbers 21:27-31, WEB)
KJV
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.
- 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. (Numbers 21:27-31, KJV)
YLT
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!
- 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, (Numbers 21:27-31, YLT)
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The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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