Numbers 33:50

Numbers 33:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)On the plains of Moab by the Jordan across from Jericho the Lord said to Moses,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho, saying,

Context of Numbers 33:50

48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River across from Jericho. 49They camped by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth as far as Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. The Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. He said: 51“Speak to the Israelites and tell them, ‘When you have crossed the Jordan into the land of Canaan, 52you must drive out all the inhabitants of the land before you. Destroy all their carved images, all their molten images, and demolish their high places.

Numbers 33:50 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֑ב עַל־יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵח֖וֹ לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• in the plainsעֲרָבָה‛ărâbâh · Plains (of Moab)H6160
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · (Plains of) MoabH4124
• by Jordanיַרְדֵּןyardên · JordanH3383
• Jerichoיְרִיחוֹyerîychô yerêchô yerîychôh · JerichoH3405
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Numbers 33:50

• Numbers 33:48They traveled from the mountains of Abarim and camped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan River across from Jericho.

Commentaries on Numbers 33:50

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 The expulsion of the Canaanites and the destruction of their monuments of idolatry had been already enjoined (see the marginal references); and Numbers 33:54 is substantially a repetition from Numbers 33:55-56 is new. A call for it had been furnished by their past transgressions in the matter of Baal-peor, and by their imperfect fulfillment, at the first, of Moses‘ orders in the Midianite war.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 50-56Verses 50-56 Now that they were to pass over Jordan, they were entering again into temptation to follow idols; and they are threatened that, if they spared either the idols or the idolaters, their sin would certainly be their punishment. They would foster vipers in their own bosoms. The remnant of the Canaanites, if they made any peace with them, though but for a time, would be pricks in their eyes, and thorns in their sides. We must expect trouble and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 50-56After the Israelites arrived at the plains of Moab, across from Jericho (22:1), they camped there. They remained in that place for the rest of the events recorded in Numbers (see 36:13; Deuteronomy 34:8). While they camped there, God gave Israel specific instructions on how to deal with the people of Canaan. The Lord commanded them to destroy the people groups living in Canaan and remove all traces of their religious practices (compare Exodus 23:23–33…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 50-5350-53. ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you--not, however, by expulsion, but extermination (De 7:1). and destroy all their pictures--obelisks for idolatrous worship (see on Le 26:1). and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places--by metonymy for all their groves and altars, and materials of worship on the tops of hills.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Jericho
• Jordan
• Moab
• Moses
• Moab; Moabites
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Moab, Moabite
• Dispossess
• Divide
• Draw

Commentaries on Numbers 33

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings