Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Israel sent messengers to say to Sihon king of the Amorites: New Living Translation The Israelites sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message: English Standard Version Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Berean Standard Bible Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, King James Bible And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, New King James Version Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, New American Standard Bible Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, NASB 1995 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, NASB 1977 Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, Legacy Standard Bible Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, Amplified Bible Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, Christian Standard Bible Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites, Holman Christian Standard Bible Israel sent messengers to say to Sihon king of the Amorites: “ American Standard Version And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Contemporary English Version The Israelites sent this message to King Sihon of the Amorites: English Revised Version And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, GOD'S WORD® Translation Then Israel sent messengers to say to King Sihon of the Amorites, Good News Translation Then the people of Israel sent messengers to the Amorite king Sihon to say: International Standard Version Later, Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, who conveyed this request: Majority Standard Bible Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, NET Bible Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying, New Heart English Bible Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Webster's Bible Translation And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, World English Bible Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Israel sends messengers to Sihon king of the Amorite, saying, Young's Literal Translation And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorite, saying, Smith's Literal Translation And Israel will send messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, saying: Catholic Public Domain Version Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, saying: New American Bible Now Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, with the message, New Revised Standard Version Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Israel sent Messengers to Sihon the King of the Amorites and said to him: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying: Brenton Septuagint Translation We will pass through thy land, we will go by the road; we will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Defeat of Sihon21Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, 22“Let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.”… Cross References Deuteronomy 2:26-37 So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying, / “Let us pass through your land; we will stay on the main road. We will not turn to the right or to the left. / You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot, ... Judges 11:19-20 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land into our own place.’ / But Sihon would not trust Israel to pass through his territory. So he gathered all his people, encamped in Jahaz, and fought with Israel. Deuteronomy 20:10-12 When you approach a city to fight against it, you are to make an offer of peace. / If they accept your offer of peace and open their gates, all the people there will become forced laborers to serve you. / But if they refuse to make peace with you and wage war against you, lay siege to that city. Joshua 13:10-12 and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites; / also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah— / the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them, Psalm 135:10-12 He struck down many nations and slaughtered mighty kings: / Sihon king of the Amorites, Og king of Bashan, and all the kings of Canaan. / He gave their land as an inheritance, as a heritage to His people Israel. Psalm 136:17-22 He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ... Amos 2:9-10 Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. / And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. Nehemiah 9:22 You gave them kingdoms and peoples and allotted to them every corner of the land. So they took the land of Sihon king of Heshbon and of Og king of Bashan. Isaiah 15:1-9 This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ... Jeremiah 48:1-47 Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ... Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope. 1 Corinthians 10:11 Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. Hebrews 3:7-19 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ... Acts 7:45 And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, Acts 13:19 And having vanquished seven nations in Canaan, He gave their land to His people as an inheritance. Treasury of Scripture And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, Numbers 20:14-19 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us: … Deuteronomy 2:26-28 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, … Judges 11:19-21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place… Jump to Previous Amorite Amorites Messengers SihonJump to Next Amorite Amorites Messengers SihonNumbers 21 1. Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah4. The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents 7. They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent 10. Various journeys of the Israelites 21. Sihon is overcome 33. And Og Then Israel The term "Israel" here refers to the nation of the Israelites, the descendants of Jacob, whose name was changed to Israel after wrestling with God (Genesis 32:28). This highlights the collective identity of the people as God's chosen nation, set apart for His purposes. Historically, Israel's journey from Egypt to the Promised Land is a testament to God's faithfulness and the fulfillment of His covenant promises. The use of "Israel" emphasizes the unity and shared destiny of the tribes as they navigate the challenges of their wilderness journey. sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites saying Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out messengers מַלְאָכִ֔ים (mal·’ā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Sihon סִיחֹ֥ן (sî·ḥōn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5511: Sihon -- a king of the Amorites king מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of the Amorites, הָאֱמֹרִ֖י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe saying, לֵאמֹֽר׃ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say Links Numbers 21:21 NIVNumbers 21:21 NLT Numbers 21:21 ESV Numbers 21:21 NASB Numbers 21:21 KJV Numbers 21:21 BibleApps.com Numbers 21:21 Biblia Paralela Numbers 21:21 Chinese Bible Numbers 21:21 French Bible Numbers 21:21 Catholic Bible OT Law: Numbers 21:21 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king (Nu Num.) |