KJV: 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;
YLT: Sihon, king of the Amorite, who is dwelling in Heshbon, ruling from Aroer which is on the border of the brook Arnon, and the middle of the brook, and half of Gilead, and unto Jabok the brook, the border of the Bene-Ammon;
Darby: Sihon the king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the ravine, and over half Gilead, as far as the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;
ASV: Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;
| סִיחוֹן֙ | [One king was] Sihon |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: סִיחֹון Sense: king of the Amorites at the time of the conquest and defeated by Moses in Transjordan. |
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| מֶ֣לֶךְ | king |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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| הָאֱמֹרִ֔י | of the Amorites |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱמֹרִי Sense: one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt. |
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| הַיּוֹשֵׁ֖ב | who dwelt |
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Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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| בְּחֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן | in Heshbon |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חֶשְׁבֹּון Sense: the capital city of Sihon, king of the Amorites, located on the western border of the high plain and on the border line between the tribes of Reuben and Gad. |
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| מֹשֵׁ֡ל | [and] ruled |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: מָשַׁל Sense: to rule, have dominion, reign. |
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| מֵעֲרוֹעֵ֡ר | from Aroer |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: עֲרֹועֵר Sense: a city on the north bank of the river Arnon, the southern point of the territory of Sihon the king of the Amorites and later of Reuben; modern ‘Arair’. |
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| אֲשֶׁר֩ | which is |
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Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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| שְׂפַת־ | the bank |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׂפָה Sense: lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding. |
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| נַ֨חַל | of the river |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley. |
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| אַרְנ֜וֹן | Arnon |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אַרְנׄון Sense: a river and surrounding valley in south Palestine, forms the border between Moab and the Amorites. |
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| וְת֤וֹךְ | and from the middle |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: תָּוֶךְ Sense: midst, middle. |
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| הַנַּ֙חַל֙ | of the River |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley. |
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| וַחֲצִ֣י | and half |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: חֲצִי Sense: half. |
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| הַגִּלְעָ֔ד | of Gilead |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: גִּלְעָד Sense: a mountainous region bounded on the west by the Jordan, on the north by Bashan, on the east by the Arabian plateau, and on the south by Moab and Ammon; sometimes called ‘Mount Gilead’ or the ‘land of Gilead’ or just ‘Gilead’. |
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| וְעַד֙ | and even as far as |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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| יַבֹּ֣ק | Jabbok |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: יַבֹּק Sense: Additional Information: Jabbok = “emptying”. |
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| הַנַּ֔חַל | the River |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נַחַל Sense: torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley. |
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| גְּב֖וּל | [which is] the border |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: גְּבוּל Sense: border, territory. |
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| בְּנֵ֥י | of the |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| עַמּֽוֹן | Ammonites |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עַמֹּון Sense: a people dwelling in Transjordan descended from Lot through Ben-ammi. |
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