Numbers 21:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ הַנְּחָלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָ֖ה לְשֶׁ֣בֶת עָ֑ר וְנִשְׁעַ֖ן לִגְב֥וּל מוֹאָֽב׃

Transliteration

And-'ešeḏ the-nəḥālîm which 'ăšer nāṭâ to-šeḇeṯ 'ār and-nišə'an to-gəḇûl mô'āḇ.

Grammar Details

*'ešeḏ*: noun masculine singular construct - slope of
*nəḥālîm*: definite noun masculine plural - the valleys
*'ăšer*: relative pronoun - which
*nāṭâ*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - extends/stretches
*šeḇeṯ*: noun feminine singular construct - dwelling of
*'ār*: proper noun - Ar
*nišə'an*: niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - leans/rests
*gəḇûl*: noun masculine singular construct - border of
*mô'āḇ*: proper noun - Moab

Word Meanings

*'ešeḏ*: slope/ravine/watershed
*nāṭâ*: extends/stretches/inclines toward
*nišə'an*: leans against/rests on/borders

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Referenced Verses

Num 21:28 : 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.
Deut 2:9 : 9 And Jehovah said unto me, Vex not Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give thee of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deut 2:18 : 18 Thou art this day to pass over Ar, the border of Moab:
Deut 2:29 : 29 as the children of Esau that dwell in Seir, and the Moabites that dwell in Ar, did unto me; until I shall pass over the Jordan into the land which Jehovah our God giveth us.
Isa 15:1 : 1 The burden of Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to nought; for in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to nought.

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