God’s Word Translation
Numbers 21:15
15Arnon and the slopes of the valleys that go down to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab….”
Numbers 21:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
- New International Version (NIV)and the slopes of the ravines that lead to the settlement of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans to the border of Moab."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab.”
Context of Numbers 21:15
13They moved from there and set up camp on the other side of the Arnon Valley in the desert that extends into Amorite territory. (The Arnon Valley is the border between Moab and the Amorites.) 14This is how it’s described in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “… Waheb in Suphah and the valleys, Arnon and the slopes of the valleys that go down to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab….” 16From there they went to Beer [Well]. This is the well where the Lord said to Moses, “Gather the people, and I will give them water.” 17Then Israel sang this song about the well: “Make your water spring up! Sing to the well,
Read all of Numbers 21Numbers 21:15 word by word
וְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙ הַנְּחָלִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָטָ֖ה לְשֶׁ֣בֶת עָ֑ר וְנִשְׁעַ֖ן לִגְב֥וּל מוֹאָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And at the streamאֶ֫שֶׁד'eshed · slopeH793
- of the brooksנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: valleyH5158
- that goeth downנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- to the dwellingיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- of Arעָר‛âr · ArH6144
- and liethשָׁעַןshâ‛an · to leanH8172
- upon the borderגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
- of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
Cross-references for Numbers 21:15
- Numbers 21:28Fire came out of Heshbon, flames from Sihon’s city. They destroyed Ar of Moab, the rulers of Arnon’s worship sites.
- Deuteronomy 2:9The Lord said to me, “Don’t bother the people of Moab or start a war with them. I’m not giving you any of Ar as your property. I have given it to the descendants of Lot.”
- Isaiah 15:1This is the divine revelation about Moab. In a single night Ar in Moab is laid waste and destroyed! In a single night Kir in Moab is laid waste and destroyed!
Commentaries on Numbers 21:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15To the dwelling of Ar - Ar (compare Numbers 21:28; Isaiah 15:1) was on the bank of the Arnon, lower down the stream than where the Israelites crossed. Near the spot where the upper Arnon receives the tributary Nahaliel Numbers 21:19, there rises, in the midst of the meadow-land between the two torrents, a hill covered with the ruins of the ancient city (Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16; compare Deuteronomy 2:36).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. 1515. Ar--the capital of Moab.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
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