Numbers 22:1

Numbers 22:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Israelites traveled to the plains of Moab and camped along the Jordan across from Jericho.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then the people of Israel set out and camped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the children of Israel moved, and camped in the plains of Moab on the side of the Jordan across from Jericho.

Context of Numbers 22:1

And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab on the other side of the Jordan from Jericho. 2And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3And Moab was much afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

Numbers 22:1 word by word

וַיִּסְע֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת מוֹאָ֔ב מֵעֵ֖בֶר לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• encampedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• plainsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · Plains (of Moab)H6160
• Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · (Plains of) MoabH4124
• otherעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: beyondH5676
• Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405

Cross-references for Numbers 22:1

• Numbers 21:20and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the fields of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks over the surface of the waste.
• Numbers 33:48And they removed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan of Jericho.
• Numbers 36:13These are the commandments and the ordinances which Jehovah commanded through Moses to the children of Israel, in the plains of Moab, by the Jordan of Jericho.
• Deuteronomy 34:1And Moses went up from the plains of Moab to mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which is opposite Jericho. And Jehovah shewed him the whole land, Gilead to Dan,
• Numbers 32:19For we will not inherit with them on yonder side the Jordan, and further, because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side the Jordan eastward.
• Numbers 34:15the two tribes and the half tribe have received their inheritance on this side the Jordan of Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.
• Deuteronomy 1:5On this side the Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to unfold this law, saying,
• Deuteronomy 3:8And we took at that time the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites, that were on this side the Jordan, from the river Arnon to mount Hermon
• Joshua 3:16the waters which flowed down from above stood [and] rose up in a heap, very far, by Adam, the city that is beside Zaretan; and those that flowed down towards the sea of the plain, the salt sea, were completely cut off. And the people went over opposite to Jericho.

Commentaries on Numbers 22:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1And pitched in the plains of Moab - They had taken no part of the country that at present appertained to the Moabites; they had taken only that part which had formerly belonged to this people, but had been taken from them by Sihon, king of the Amorites. On this side Jordan - On the east side. By Jericho, that is, over against it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The plains - Hebrew ערבה ‛ărābâh the word is the plural of that which is used to denote the whole depressed tract along the Jordan and the Dead Sea, and onward, where it is still called the Arabah (compare Numbers 21:4 note), to the Elanitic gulf. On this side Jordan by Jericho - Rather, across the Jordan of Jericho, i. e., that part of Jordan which skirted the territory of Jericho. This form of expression indicates the site of the camp in its relation…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Balak's fear of Israel, He sends for Balaam. (1-14) Balaam goes to Balak. (15-21) The opposition to Balaam by the way. (22-35) Balaam and Balak meet. (36-41) Verses 1-14 The king of Moab formed a plan to get the people of Israel cursed; that is, to set God against them, who had hitherto fought for them. He had a false notion, that if he could get some prophet to pray for evil upon them, and to pronounce a blessing upon himself and his forces, that then he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1After defeating the Amorite kingdoms, Israel settled in the plains of Moab (21:21–35 and study note). This area is on the eastern side of the Jordan Valley, northeast of the Dead Sea, and across the river from Jericho's oasis. The Hebrews camped there until they crossed the Jordan River to enter Canaan (Joshua 3:1).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. Israel ... pitched in the plains of Moab--so called from having formerly belonged to that people, though wrested from them by Sihon. It was a dry, sunken, desert region on the east of the Jordan valley, opposite Jericho.Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 22:1

• Israel
• Jericho
• Jordan

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jericho
• Jordan
• Moab
• Moab; Moabites
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Moab, Moabite
• Children of Israel

Commentaries on Numbers 22

• 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