Numbers 21:15

15 and[a] the slopes of the ravines that lead to the settlement of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”

Numbers 21:15 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
English Standard Version (ESV)
15 and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans to the border of Moab."
New Living Translation (NLT)
15 and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
15 Along the canyon ravines that lead to the village Ar And lean hard against the border of Moab.
American Standard Version (ASV)
15 And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
15 Arnon and the slopes of the valleys that go down to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab...."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
15 even the slopes of the ravines that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
15 and the slopes of the valleys. They lead to the place called Ar. They lie along the border of Moab."

Numbers 21:15 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 21:15

And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the
dwelling of Ar
All that part of the country which lay upon the stream, as far as the city of Ar, the metropolis of Moab, called Ar of Moab, ( Isaiah 15:1 ) ,

and lieth upon the border of Moab;
as that city did; so far goes the quotation out of the aforesaid book, as a proof of what was taken by the Amorites from the Moabites, and were not in their possession when Israel were upon their borders; and therefore, in taking them from the Amorites, did no wrong to Moab.

Numbers 21:15 In-Context

13 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.
14 That is why the Book of the Wars of the LORD says: “. . . Zahab in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon
15 and the slopes of the ravines that lead to the settlement of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”
16 From there they continued on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together and I will give them water.”
17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing about it,

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 28; Deuteronomy 2:9,18; Isaiah 15:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "“I have been given from Suphah and the ravines" / "of the Arnon " 15"to"
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