Numbers 21:23 KJV

And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

Words Then and Now

  • suffer to allow; to permit (also to undergo) Still heard today: doesn’t suffer fools gladly, won’t put up with foolishness (from 2 Corinthians 11:19) Webster’s 1828 · Suffer

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

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Thompson Chains

  • InhospitalityLink 2 of 6 · next Deuteronomy 23:4
  • MournersSee the chain from 2 Chronicles 35:25 · 4 links
  • OpposersSee the chain from Ezra 4:4 · 8 links

Cross References

  • Judges 11:20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
  • Numbers 20:21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
  • Deuteronomy 2:30–32 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. …
  • Deuteronomy 29:7–8 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, and we smote them: …
  • Isaiah 15:4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

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Bible Dictionary

  • SihonStriking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon,...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
  • JahazTrodden down (called also Jahaza, Josh 13:18; Jahazah, Josh 21:36; Jahzah, 1 Chr 6:78), a town where Sihon was defeated, in the borders...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And Sihon סִיחֹן sîḥōn סִיחוֹן Proper name
  • would not suffer וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and נָתַן nātan נָתַן Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • Israel אֶת ʾet Object marker יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • to pass עֲבֹר ʿăbōr עָבַר Verb · qal infinitive construct
  • through his border בִּגְבֻלוֹ bigbulô גְּבוּל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • but Sihon סִיחֹן sîḥōn סִיחוֹן Proper name
  • gathered וַיֶּאֱסֹף wayyeʾĕsōp אָסַף Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • all his people אֶת ʾet Object marker כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct עַמּוֹ ʿammô עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • together אָסַף ʼâçaph
  • and went out וַיֵּצֵא wayyēṣēʾ יָצָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • against לִקְרַאת liqraʾt קִרְאָה Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • into the wilderness הַמִּדְבָּרָה hammidbārâ מִדְבָּר Noun · masculine singular · with the, ending: toward
  • and he came וַיָּבֹא wayyābōʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • to Jahaz יָהְצָה yohṣâ יַהַץ Proper name · with ending: toward
  • and fought וַיִּלָּחֶם wayyillāḥem לָחַם Verb · niphal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • against Israel בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל bĕyiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name · with preposition

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