The Meaning of Numbers 21:27 Explained

Numbers 21:27

KJV: Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

YLT: therefore those using similes say -- 'Enter ye Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and ready,

Darby: Therefore the poets say, Come to Heshbon; let the city of Sihon be built and established.

ASV: Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come ye to Heshbon; Let the city of Sihon be built and established:

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What is the context of Numbers 21:27?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

What does Numbers 21:27 Mean?

Context Summary

Numbers 21:21-35 - Victory Over The Amorites

Two great victories opened the eastern lands to the possession and settlement of two tribes and a half. It is not enough to know our heritage in Christ; we must possess our possessions.

Sihon, the king of the Amorites, made an unprovoked attack on Israel; and his action was the less excusable, because he had himself been an invader. As a proof of this, a passage is quoted from one of their national songs, in which the poet describes his invasion of the land, the burning of Heshbon and Ar, and the erection of new cities in their stead, Numbers 21:27-30. See also Judges 11:13-27. Sihon and Og suffered the same fate at the hands of Israel. General Gordon, when crossing the Sudan to attack the slave-trader, often heard these words in his heart: "Fear him not, for I have delivered him into thy hand." See Psalms 135:11; Psalms 136:19-20. Behind all history is divine and everlasting love! [source]

Chapter Summary: Numbers 21

¹ Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah
⁴ 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

What do the individual words in Numbers 21:27 mean?

Upon thus say those who speak in proverbs come to Heshbon let it be built and let be repaired the city of Sihon

עַל־ כֵּ֛ן יֹאמְר֥וּ הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים בֹּ֣אוּ חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן תִּבָּנֶ֥ה וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ן עִ֥יר סִיחֽוֹן

עַל־	Upon
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כֵּ֛ן	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֵּן Sense: so, therefore, thus.
יֹאמְר֥וּ	say
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
הַמֹּשְׁלִ֖ים	those who speak in proverbs
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: מָשַׁל Sense: to represent, liken, be like.
בֹּ֣אוּ	come
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן	to Heshbon
Parse: 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.
תִּבָּנֶ֥ה	let it be built
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: בָּנָה Sense: to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue.
וְתִכּוֹנֵ֖ן	and let be repaired
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: כּוּן Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.
עִ֥יר	the city
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
סִיחֽוֹן	of Sihon
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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