Numbers 21:16

Numbers 21:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
• New International Version (NIV)From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And from there they continued to Beer; that is the well of which the Lord said to Moses, "Gather the people together, so that I may give them water."
• New King James Version (NKJV)From there they went to Beer, which is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”

Context of Numbers 21:16

14That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon [River], 15And the slope of the wadis That stretches toward the site of Ar And leans to the border of Moab.” From there the Israelites went on to Beer, that is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.” 17Then Israel sang this song, “Spring up, O well! Sing to it, 18The well which the leaders dug, Which the nobles of the people hollowed out With the scepter and with their staffs.” And from the wilderness Israel journeyed to Mattanah,

Numbers 21:16 word by word

וּמִשָּׁ֖ם בְּאֵ֑רָה הִ֣וא הַבְּאֵ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם מָֽיִם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• to Beerבְּאֵרbe'êr · BeerH876
• the wellבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
• whereof the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and I will giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them waterמַיmayim · waterH4325

Cross-references for Numbers 21:16

• Judges 9:21Then Jotham escaped and fled, and went to Beer and lived there because of Abimelech his brother.
• Numbers 20:8“Take the rod; and you and your brother Aaron assemble the congregation and speak to the rock in front of them, so that it will pour out its water. In this way you shall bring water for them out of the rock and let the congregation and their livestock drink [fresh water].”
• Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb; there you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may [have something to] drink.” And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
• Isaiah 12:3Therefore with joy you will draw water From the springs of salvation.
• Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none; Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
• Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, Jackals and ostriches, Because I have given waters in the wilderness And rivers in the desert, To give drink to My people, My chosen.
• Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to springs of water.
• John 4:10Jesus answered her, “If you knew [about] God’s gift [of eternal life], and who it is who says, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him [instead], and He would have given you living water (eternal life).”
• John 7:37Now on the last and most important day of the feast, Jesus stood and called out [in a loud voice], “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink!
• Revelation 21:6And He said to me, “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the one who thirsts I will give [water] from the fountain of the water of life without cost.
• Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb (Christ),

Commentaries on Numbers 21:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Beer is probably the “Well,” afterward known as Beer-elim, the “well of heroes” Isaiah 15:8.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-20Verses 10-20 We have here the removes of the children of Israel, till they came to the plains of Moab, from whence they passed over Jordan into Canaan. The end of their pilgrimage was near. "They set forward." It were well if we did thus; and the nearer we come to heaven, were so much the more active and abundant in the work of the Lord. The wonderful success God granted to his people, is here spoken of, and, among the rest, their actions on the river…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-18The location of Beer is unknown (compare Isaiah 15:8). The short poem in this passage describes the digging of a new well. It shows the joy the people felt. In a dry region, a new source of water was a great blessing. The poem says that princes and leaders dug the well. It also says they used scepters and staffs, which were symbols of authority. This may suggest that the digging of the well was part of a special or joyful ceremony.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. from thence they went to Beer--that is, a "well." The name was probably given to it afterwards [see Jud 9:21], as it is not mentioned (Nu 33:1-56).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Numbers 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings