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Joshua

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Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Sihon Sihon Noun H5511 סִיחֹון֙ si·cho·vn
king king Noun H4428 מֶ֣לֶךְ me·lech
of the Amorites Amorite Noun H567 הָאֱמֹרִ֔י ha·'e·mo·ri,
who dwelt abide Verb H3427 הַיֹּושֵׁ֖ב hai·yo·v·shev
in Heshbon Heshbon Noun H2809 בְּחֶשְׁבֹּ֑ון be·chesh·bo·vn;
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[and] ruled reign Verb H4910 מֹשֵׁ֡ל mo·shel
from Aroer Aroer Noun H6177 מֵעֲרֹועֵ֡ר me·'a·ro·v·'er
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which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר֩ a·sher
which [is] upon the bank band Noun H8193 שְׂפַת־ se·fat-
of the river brook Noun H5158 נַ֨חַל na·chal
Arnon Arnon Noun H769 אַרְנֹ֜ון ar·no·vn
and from the middle hope Noun H8432 וְתֹ֤וךְ ve·to·vch
of the river brook Noun H5158 הַנַּ֙חַל֙ han·na·chal
and from half half Noun H2677 וַחֲצִ֣י va·cha·tzi
Gilead Gilead Noun H1568 הַגִּלְעָ֔ד hag·gil·'ad,
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far against Prepostion H5704 וְעַד֙ ve·'ad
even unto the river brook Noun H5158 הַנַּ֔חַל han·na·chal,
Jabbok Jabbok Noun H2999 יַבֹּ֣ק yab·bok
[which is] the border border Noun H1366 גְּב֖וּל ge·vul
of the children afflicted Noun H1121 בְּנֵ֥י be·nei
of Ammon Ammon Noun H5983 עַמֹּֽון׃ am·mo·vn.
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Ammon

AMMON; AMMONITESam'-on, am'-on-its (`ammon; `ammonim):The Hebrew tradition makes this tribe descendants of Lot and hence related to the Israelites (Genesis 19:38). This is reflected in the name usually employed in Old Testament to designate them, Ben `Ammi, Bene `Ammon, "son of my people," "children of my people," i.e. relatives. Hence we find that the Israe... View Details

Arnon (Arnon River)

ARNONar'-non ('arnon; Arnon): Is first mentioned in Numbers 21:24 as the border between Moab and the Amorites. "The valleys of Arnon" in the next verse undoubtedly indicate the numerous wadies contributary to the main stream. It formed the southern boundary of the land assigned to Reuben (Deuteronomy 3:12). The city of Aroer stood on the northern edge of the... View Details

Aroer

AROERa-ro'-er (`aro'er; Aroer):(1) A city of the Amorites which stood on the northern edge of the Arnon (Deuteronomy 2:36, etc.). Taken by Israel, it shared the vicissitudes of the country north of the river, and when last named (Jeremiah 48:19) is again in the hands of Moab. It is one of the cities which Mesha claims to have built, i.e. fortified. It was wi... View Details

Gilead

GILEAD (1)gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. The Arabic jilead means "rough," "rugged."(1) A city named in Hosea 6:8; Hosea 12:11, possibly to be identified with Gilead near to Mizpah (Judges 10:17... View Details

Heshbon

HESHBONhesh'-bon (cheshbon; Hesebon): The royal city of Sihon king of the Amorites, taken and occupied by the Israelites under Moses (Numbers 21:25, etc.). It lay on the southern border of Gad (Joshua 13:26), and was one of the cities fortified by Reuben (Numbers 32:37). It is reckoned among the cities of Gad given to the Merarite Levites (Joshua 21:39). In... View Details

Jabbok River

JABBOKjab'-ok (yabboq, "luxuriant river"): A stream in Eastern Palestine first named in the history of Jacob, as crossed by the patriarch on his return from Paddan-aram, after leaving Mahanaim (Genesis 32:22). On the bank of this river he had his strange conflict with an unknown antagonist. The Jabbok was the northern boundary of the territory of Sihon the A... View Details

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King James Bible Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
Hebrew Greek English Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon on the bank edge of the river valley of the Arnon, and from both the middle of the river, valley and from half of Gilead, even unto as far as the river brook Jabbok, which is the border of the children sons of Ammon;
New American Standard Bible 1995 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt lived in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon on the bank edge of the river valley of the Arnon, and from both the middle of the river, valley and from half of Gilead, even unto as far as the river brook Jabbok, which is the border of the children sons of Ammon;