Numbers 21:14

Numbers 21:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
• New International Version (NIV)That is why the Book of the Wars of the Lord says: “…Zahab in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord, "Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “Waheb in Suphah, The brooks of the Arnon,

Context of Numbers 21:14

12From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered. 13From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites. Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon, 15even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.” 16From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.”

Numbers 21:14 word by word

עַל־כֵּן֙ יֵֽאָמַ֔ר בְּסֵ֖פֶר מִלְחֲמֹ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־וָהֵ֣ב בְּסוּפָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַנְּחָלִ֖ים אַרְנֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• it is statedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in the Bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• of the Warsמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• of the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• Wahebוָהֵבvâhêb · WahebH2052
• in Suphahסוּפָהsûphâh · SuphahH5492
• the wadisנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• of the Arnonאַרְנוֹן'arnôn 'arnôn · ArnonH769

Cross-references for Numbers 21:14

• Joshua 10:13So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
• 2 Samuel 1:18and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:

Commentaries on Numbers 21:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The book of the wars of the Lord - There are endless conjectures about this book, both among ancients and moderns. Dr. Lightfoot's opinion is the most simple, and to me bears the greatest appearance of being the true one. "This book seems to have been some book of remembrances and directions, written by Moses for Joshua's private instruction for the management of the wars after him. See Exodus 17:14-16. It may be that this was the same book which is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Of “the book of the wars of the Lord” nothing is known except what may be gathered from the passage before us. It was apparently a collection of sacred odes commemorative of that triumphant progress of God‘s people which this chapter records. From it is taken the ensuing fragment of ancient poetry relating to the passage of the Arnon River, and probably also the Song of the Well, and the Ode on the Conquest of the Kingdom of Sihon Numbers 21:17-18…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. 14-15the Book of the Wars of the LORD: This is similar to The Book of Jashar (Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18). The Book of the Wars of the Lord is not known from any other source. Waheb, a town, and Suphah, a region, are not known from any other record. Their exact locations are unknown. Ar was one of the main settlements of Moab at that time (compare 21:28; Deuteronomy 2:18; Isaiah 15:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. book of the wars of the Lord--A fragment or passage is here quoted from a poem or history of the wars of the Israelites, principally with a view to decide the position of Arnon.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 21:14

• Arnon

In the dictionaries

• Red Sea
• Sea of Reeds, Red Sea
• Behold
• Book
• Exodus
• Rush
• Spy
• Suph
• Suphah
• Wars of the Lord, The Book of the

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