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

12Then they put up their tents in Zered valley. 13Then they left there and they put up their tents on the north side of the River Arnon. The River Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites. You can read about this in the Book of the Lord's Wars. It talks about Waheb in Suphah and about the valleys of the River Arnon. 15It also speaks about the sides of the valleys on the border of Moab that lead to the town of Ar. 16From there, the Israelites continued to travel until they arrived at Beer. That is the well where the Lord had said to Moses, ‘Bring the people together. Then I will give water to them.’

Numbers 21:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore it is saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• in the bookסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: bookH5612
• of the warsמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• What he didוָהֵבvâhêb · WahebH2052
• in the Red seaסוּפָהsûphâh · SuphahH5492
• and in the brooksנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
• of Arnonאַרְנוֹן'arnôn 'arnôn · ArnonH769

Cross-references for Numbers 21:14

• Joshua 10:13So the sun stood still and the moon stopped moving across the sky. They stayed still while the Israelites punished their enemies. People wrote about this in the Scroll of Jashar. The sun stopped in the middle of the sky. It did not go down for about a whole day.
• 2 Samuel 1:18He said that the people in Judah should learn this song. Its name is ‘The Bow’. It is written down 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