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Numbers 21:30

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21:30We have overpowered them;46

Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon.

We have shattered them as far as Nophah,

which47 reaches to Medeba.”

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Footnotes

  1. 46 The first verb is difficult. has “we shot at them.” The Greek has “their posterity perished” (see §76.f).
  2. 47 The relative pronoun “which” (אֲשֶׁר, ’asher) posed a problem for the ancient scribes here, as indicated by the so-called extraordinary point (punta extraordinaria) over the letter ר (resh) of אֲשֶׁר. and the have “fire” (אֵשׁ, ’esh) here (cf. , , , ). Some modern scholars emend the word to שֹׁאָה (sho’ah, “devastation”).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So we overthrew them;

Heshbon, as far as Dibon, perished;

and we laid waste as far as Nophah;

fire spread as far as Medeba.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But we have overthrown them;

Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon.

We have demolished them as far as Nophah,

which extends to Medeba.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

We threw them down;

Heshbon has been destroyed as far as Dibon.

We caused desolation as far as Nophah,

which reaches as far as Medeba.

NLTNew Living Translation

We have utterly destroyed them,

from Heshbon to Dibon.

We have completely wiped them out

as far away as Nophah and Medeba.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

We destroyed them;

Heshbon has perished up to Dibon;

we laid waste up to Nophah,

which reaches Medeba.”

KJV 1900King James Version

We have shot at them;

Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon,

And we have laid them waste even unto Nophah,

Which reacheth unto Medeba.