Numbers 21:13

Numbers 21:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
• New International Version (NIV)They set out from there and camped alongside the Arnon, which is in the wilderness extending into Amorite territory. The Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they moved out and camped on the far side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness adjacent to the territory of the Amorites. The Arnon is the boundary line between the Moabites and the Amorites.

Context of Numbers 21:13

11And they journeyed from Oboth and camped at Ije Abarim, in the wilderness which is east of Moab, toward the sunrise. 12From there they moved and camped in the Valley of Zered. From there they moved and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “Waheb in Suphah, The brooks of the Arnon, 15And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab.”

Numbers 21:13 word by word

מִשָּׁם֮ נָסָעוּ֒ וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּ מֵעֵ֤בֶר אַרְנוֹן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר הַיֹּצֵ֖א מִגְּב֣וּל הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֤י אַרְנוֹן֙ גְּב֣וּל מוֹאָ֔ב בֵּ֥ין מוֹאָ֖ב וּבֵ֥ין הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• From thence they removedנָסַעnâsa‛ · to set outH5265
• and pitchedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• on the other sideעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
• of Arnonאַרְנוֹן'arnôn 'arnôn · ArnonH769
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• that cometh outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: extendsH3318
• of the coastsגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: boundaryH1366
• of the Amoritesאֱמֹרִי'ĕmôrîy · AmoriteH567
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124

Cross-references for Numbers 21:13

• Numbers 21:14Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: “Waheb in Suphah, The brooks of the Arnon,
• Numbers 22:36Now when Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the city of Moab, which is on the border at the Arnon, the boundary of the territory.
• Deuteronomy 2:24“ ‘Rise, take your journey, and cross over the River Arnon. Look, I have given into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to possess it, and engage him in battle.
• Judges 11:18And they went along through the wilderness and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, came to the east side of the land of Moab, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
• Isaiah 16:2For it shall be as a wandering bird thrown out of the nest; So shall be the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
• Jeremiah 48:20Moab is shamed, for he is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it in Arnon, that Moab is plundered.

Commentaries on Numbers 21:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Arnon - Another river which takes its rise in the mountains of Moab, and, after having separated the ancient territories of the Moabites and Ammonites, falls into the Dead Sea, near the mouth of Jordan.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The Arnon, now the Wady Mojeb, an impetuous torrent, divided the territory which remained to the Moabites from that which the Amorites had wrested from them, Numbers 21:26.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. 13The Israelites traveled east of the Moabite territory, located between the Zered Brook in the south and the Arnon River in the north. The far side of the Arnon River was probably north and east of the main east–west canyon of the Arnon. This huge canyon acted as a natural boundary between Moab and the Amorite territory north of the Arnon (see 21:26). The Amorites were a group of nomadic (traveling) peoples. During the Middle Bronze Age (about 2000–1500…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. pitched on the other side of Arnon--now El-Mojib, a deep, broad, and rapid stream, dividing the dominions of the Moabites and Amorites.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