King James Version

Numbers 21:32

And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvayishlachand sendשָׁלַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and send”, the next action in the storyH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…מֹשֶׁה֙moshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.לְרַגֵּ֣לleragelto slanderרָגַלpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to slander”, the to-form of the verbH7270to walk along; but only in specifically, applications, to reconnoiter, to be atale-bearer (i.e. slander); to lead aboutbackbite, search, slander, (e-) spy (out), teach to go, view.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יַעְזֵ֔רyazerJaazerיַעֲזֵירnoun, proper name — “Jaazer”H3270Jaazer or Jazer, a place East of the JordanJaazer, Jazer.וַֽיִּלְכְּד֖וּvayilkedvand catchלָכַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and catch”, the next action in the storyH3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere[idiom] at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.בְּנֹתֶ֑יהָbenoteyhadaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.ויירשvyyrshand expelיָרַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and expel”, the next action in the storyH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…וַיּ֖וֹרֶשׁvayoreshand expelיָרַשׁconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and expel”, the next action in the storyH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאֱמֹרִ֥יhaemorithe Amoriteאֱמֹרִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Amorite”, the ordinary formH567an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribesAmorite.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…שָֽׁםshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Moses sendeth to spy out Jaazer, and they capture its villages, and dispossess the Amorite who [is] there,

World English Bible

Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.

Darby Translation

And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took its dependent villages, and he dispossessed the Amorites that were there.

Douay-Rheims

And Moses sent some to take a view of Jazer: and they took the villages of it, and conquered the inhabitants.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses sent to spy out Jazer; and they took it, and its villages, and cast out the Amorite that dwelt there.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπέστειλε Μωυσῆς κατασκέψασθαι τὴν Ἰαζήρ· καὶ κατελάβοντο αὐτὴν, καὶ τὰς κώμας αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐξέβαλον τὸν Ἀμοῤῥαῖον τὸν κατοικοῦντα ἐκεῖ.