Numbers 21:21

Hebrew
ESV
Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
NIV
Israel sent messengers to say to Sihon king of the Amorites:
NLT
The Israelites then sent ambassadors to King Sihon of the Amorites with this message:
LXX
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἀπέστειλεν Μωυσῆς πρέσβεις πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
Σηων βασιλέα Αμορραίων λόγοιςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
εἰρηνικοῖς λέγων
KJV
And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Numbers 21:20 ← Numbers 21:21 → Numbers 21:22

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