KJV King James Version
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 21:18
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
WEB World English Bible
the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;
ASV American Standard Version
The well, which the princes digged, Which the nobles of the people delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves.And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A well—digged it have princes, Prepared it have nobles of the people, With the lawgiver, with their staves.’ And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah,
Surrounding context — Numbers 21
15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
16 And from thence [they went] to Beer: that [is] the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:
19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
20 And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
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בְּאֵ֞רH875 · be.erwellחֲפָר֣וּהָH2658 · cha.pharto searchשָׂרִ֗יםH8269 · sarrulerכָּר֙וּהָ֙H3738 · khurto digנְדִיבֵ֣יH5081 · na.divnoble: willingהָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleבִּמְחֹקֵ֖קH2710 · cha.qaqto decreeבְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑םH4938 · mish.e.nahsupportוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖רH4057 · mid.barmouthמַתָּנָֽה׃H4980 · mat.ta.nahMattanah
Cross-references
Isaiah 33:22For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is] our lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us.John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.2 Chronicles 17:7-9Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, [even] to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.James 4:12There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?1 Timothy 6:17-18Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;Deuteronomy 33:4Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the congregation of Jacob.Deuteronomy 5:31But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do [them] in the land which I give them to possess it.Nehemiah 3:5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.Numbers 33:45-47And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.
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