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| | 21:28 |
For a fire has come out of Cheshbon;
a flame from Sichon's capital,
And it has consumed Ar of Moab,
the masters of the Arnon's altars
Ki esh yats'ah meCheshbon lehavah mikiryat Sichon achlah Ar Moav ba'aley bamot Arnon. |
| 21:29 |
Woe is to you, Moab;
you are destroyed, nation of Kemosh.
Your sons have become refugees,
your daughters are captives
To Sichon, king of the Amorites.
Oy-lecha Moav avadeta am-Kemosh natan banav pleytim uvnotav bashvit lemelech Emori Sichon. |
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Commentary:
Ar
Or, 'the fortress of...' See Numbers 21:16.
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Or, 'plains' (Chizzkuni). See Numbers 21:19.
| Kemosh
Moabite deity, possibly a war god; see Judges 11:24; 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23;13; Jeremiah 48:7,13. It is said to be a natural formation of black rock in the form of a woman (Paneach Razah, quoting Sekhel Tov). Its worship included shaving the head (Midrash HaGadol on Exodus 20:5; Sefer HaMitzvoth, Negative Commandment 6; cf. Jeremiah 9:25).
| Your
Literally, 'his.'
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