Numbers 21:10–20 — Going around Edom via Moav

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Num 21:10–20

21:10 Going around Edom via Moav

10 Then the Israelis set off and camped at Ovot. 11 When they left Ovot, they camped at Iyey-Ha’avarim in the wilderness near Moav’s (Moab’s) eastern border. 12 From there they set off and camped by the Zered riverbed, 13 before moving on and camping at the north side of the Arnon river, in the wilderness that extends from the Amori border. (The Arnon is the border between Moav and the Amorim. 14 That’s why it says in the book about Yahweh’s battles:

“Vahev in Sufah, and the riverbeds there, and the Arnon river

15 and the sloping valleys there,

that extend to Ar village along Moav’s border.”)

16 From there they went to the well at Be’er (which means ‘Well’), where Yahweh told Mosheh (Moses), “Gather the people, and I’ll give them water.” 17 That’s where the Israelis sang this song:

“Come on, well,

sing for this well.

18 the well dug by the leaders,

≈ the top citizens dug it out.

with their sceptres and their staffs.”

From that wilderness, the people went on to Matanah, 19 then through Nahaliel and on to Bamot 20 and from there to the valley in the Moav (Moab) countryside where Mt. Pisgah rises above the desert.

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10 And_ the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _they _set _out and_they _encamped in_ʼOⱱot.

11 And_they _set _out from_ʼOⱱot and_they _encamped at_ˊIyyiy-/(Iye-) hāˊₐⱱārīm/(abarim) in_wilderness which is_on the _face _of Mōʼāⱱ from_the _rising _of the _sun.

12 From_there they _set _out and_they _encamped in_the _wadi _of Zered.

13 From_there they _set _out and_they _encamped from_the _other _side _of ʼArnōn which is_in_wilderness which_goes_out from_the _border _of[fn] the_ʼAmorī if/because ʼArnōn is_the _border _of Mōʼāⱱ between Mōʼāⱱ and_between the_ʼAmorī.

14 Therefore yes/correct/thus/so it _is _said in_the _book _of the _wars _of YHWH DOM Vāhēⱱ in_Şūfāh and_DOM the_wadis ʼArnōn.

15 And_the _slope _of the _wadis which it _extends to_the _dwelling of _ˊĀr and_it _leans to_the _border _of Mōʼāⱱ.

16 And_from_there to_Bəʼēr that is_the_well which YHWH he _said to_Mosheh gather DOM the_people so_that _I _may _give to/for_them water.

17 Then Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _sang DOM the_song (the)_this spring _up Oh _well sing to/for_her/it.

18 A _well which_they_dug _it the_leaders which_they_dug _it the _noble_people_of the _people with_a _ruler’s _staff with_staffs _of_their and_from_the_wilderness Mattānāh.

19 And_from_Mattānāh Naḩₐlī^ʼēl and_from_Naḩₐlī^ʼēl Bāmōt.

20 And_from_Bāmōt the_valley which is_in_the _region _of Mōʼāⱱ the _top _of (the)_Pişgāh and_it _looked _down over the _face _of (the)_Yəshimōn/(Jeshimon).

21:13 OSHB note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section NUM 21:10

Going around Edom via Moav

Num 21:10–20