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World English Bible

Numbers 21 (WEBP)

[1] The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard that Israel came by the way of Atharim. He fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
[2] Israel vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, “If you will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.”
[3] Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. The name of the place was called Hormah.
[4] They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. The soul of the people was very discouraged because of the journey.
[5] The people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, there is no water, and our soul loathes this disgusting food!”
[6] Yahweh sent venomous snakes among the people, and they bit the people. Many people of Israel died.
[7] The people came to Moses, and said, “We have sinned, because we have spoken against Yahweh and against you. Pray to Yahweh, that he take away the serpents from us.” Moses prayed for the people.
[8] Yahweh said to Moses, “Make a venomous snake, and set it on a pole. It shall happen that everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.”
[9] Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the pole. If a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked at the serpent of bronze, he lived.
[10] The children of Israel traveled, and encamped in Oboth.
[11] They traveled from Oboth, and encamped at Iyeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrise.
[12] From there they traveled, and encamped in the valley of Zered.
[13] From there they traveled, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
[14] Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,
[15] the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
[16] From there they traveled to Beer; that is the well of which Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
[17] Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,
[18] 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;
[19] and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
[20] and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
[21] Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
[22] “Let me pass through your land. We will not turn away into field or vineyard. We will not drink of the water of the wells. We will go by the king’s highway, until we have passed your border.”
[23] Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his border, but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness, and came to Jahaz. He fought against Israel.
[24] Israel struck him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, even to the children of Ammon; for the border of the children of Ammon was fortified.
[25] Israel took all these cities. Israel lived in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages.
[26] For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even to the Arnon.
[27] Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, “Come to Heshbon. Let the city of Sihon be built and established;
[28] for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
[29] Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, people of Chemosh! He has given his sons as fugitives, and his daughters into captivity, to Sihon king of the Amorites.
[30] We have shot at them. Heshbon has perished even to Dibon. We have laid waste even to Nophah, Which reaches to Medeba.”
[31] Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
[32] Moses sent to spy out Jazer. They took its villages, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
[33] They turned and went up by the way of Bashan. Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.
[34] Yahweh said to Moses, “Don’t fear him, for I have delivered him into your hand, with all his people, and his land. You shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.”
[35] So they struck him, with his sons and all his people, until there were no survivors; and they possessed his land.

Numbers 21:3 “Hormah” means “destruction”.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Numbers 21 (KJVS)

[1] And when king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt () in the south, heard () tell that Israel came () by the way of the spies; then he fought () against Israel, and took () some of them prisoners.
[2] And Israel vowed () a vow unto the Lord, and said, () If thou wilt indeed () deliver () this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy () their cities.
[3] And the Lord hearkened () to the voice of Israel, and delivered up () the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed () them and their cities: and he called () the name of the place Hormah.
[4] And they journeyed () from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass () the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged () because of the way.
[5] And the people spake () against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up () out of Egypt to die () in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth () this light bread.
[6] And the Lord sent () fiery serpents among the people, and they bit () the people; and much people of Israel died. ()
[7] Therefore the people came () to Moses, and said, () We have sinned, () for we have spoken () against the Lord, and against thee; pray () unto the Lord, that he take away () the serpents from us. And Moses prayed () for the people.
[8] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Make () thee a fiery serpent, and set () it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, () when he looketh () upon it, shall live. ()
[9] And Moses made () a serpent of brass, and put () it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten () any man, when he beheld () the serpent of brass, he lived. ()
[10] And the children of Israel set forward, () and pitched () in Oboth.
[11] And they journeyed () from Oboth, and pitched () at Ije-abarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
[12] From thence they removed, () and pitched () in the valley of Zared.
[13] 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.
[14] Wherefore it is said () in the book of the wars of the Lord, What he did in the Red sea, And in the brooks of Arnon,
[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, ()
[22] Let me pass () through thy land: we will not turn () into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink () of the waters of the well: but we will go along () by the king’s high way, until we be past () thy borders.
[23] And Sihon would not suffer () Israel to pass () through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, () and went out () against () Israel into the wilderness: and he came () to Jahaz, and fought () against Israel.
[24] And Israel smote () him with the edge of the sword, and possessed () his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.
[25] And Israel took () all these cities: and Israel dwelt () in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.
[26] For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought () against the former king of Moab, and taken () all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.
[27] Wherefore they that speak in proverbs () say, () Come () into Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built () and prepared: ()
[28] For there is a fire gone out () of Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon: It hath consumed () Ar of Moab, And the lords of the high places of Arnon.
[29] Woe to thee, Moab! Thou art undone, () O people of Chemosh: He hath given () his sons that escaped, And his daughters, into captivity Unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
[30] We have shot () at them; Heshbon is perished () even unto Dibon, And we have laid them waste () even unto Nophah, Which reacheth unto Medeba.
[31] Thus Israel dwelt () in the land of the Amorites.
[32] And Moses sent () to spy out () Jaazer, and they took () the villages thereof, and drove out () () () the Amorites that were there.
[33] And they turned () and went up () by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out () against () them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
[34] And the Lord said () unto Moses, Fear () him not: for I have delivered () him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do () to him as thou didst () unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt () at Heshbon.
[35] So they smote () him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left () him alive: and they possessed () his land.

Numbers 21:3 That is, utter destruction
Numbers 21:4 Or, grieved. Heb. shortened
Numbers 21:11 Or, heaps of Abarim
Numbers 21:14 Or, Vaheb in Suphah
Numbers 21:15 Heb. leaneth
Numbers 21:17a Heb. ascend
Numbers 21:17b Or, answer
Numbers 21:20a Heb. field
Numbers 21:20b Or, hill
Numbers 21:20c Or, the wilderness
Numbers 21:25 Heb. daughters

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Numbers 21 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἤκουσεν () ὁ () Χανανις βασιλεὺς () Αραδ ὁ () κατοικῶν () κατὰ () τὴν () ἔρημον ()—ἦλθεν () γὰρ () Ισραηλ () ὁδὸν () Αθαριν—καὶ () ἐπολέμησεν () πρὸς () Ισραηλ () καὶ () κατεπρονόμευσαν ἐξ () αὐτῶν () αἰχμαλωσίαν. ()
[2] Καὶ () ηὔξατο () Ισραηλ () εὐχὴν () κυρίῳ () καὶ () εἶπεν Ἐάν () μοι () παραδῷς () τὸν () λαὸν () τοῦτον () ὑποχείριον, ἀναθεματιῶ () αὐτὸν () καὶ () τὰς () πόλεις () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Καὶ () εἰσήκουσεν () κύριος () τῆς () φωνῆς () Ισραηλ () καὶ () παρέδωκεν () τὸν () Χανανιν ὑποχείριον αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἀνεθεμάτισεν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () τὰς () πόλεις () αὐτοῦ· () καὶ () ἐπεκάλεσαν τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () τόπου () ἐκείνου () Ἀνάθεμα. ()
[4] Καὶ () ἀπάραντες () ἐξ () Ωρ τοῦ () ὄρους () ὁδὸν () ἐπὶ () θάλασσαν () ἐρυθρὰν () περιεκύκλωσαν () γῆν () Εδωμ· καὶ () ὠλιγοψύχησεν ὁ () λαὸς () ἐν () τῇ () ὁδῷ. ()
[5] Καὶ () κατελάλει () ὁ () λαὸς () πρὸς () τὸν () θεὸν () καὶ () κατὰ () Μωυσῆ () λέγοντες () Ἵνα () τί () ἐξήγαγες () ἡμᾶς () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου () ἀποκτεῖναι () ἡμᾶς () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ; () Ὅτι () οὐκ () ἔστιν () ἄρτος () οὐδὲ () ὕδωρ, () ἡ () δὲ () ψυχὴ () ἡμῶν () προσώχθισεν () ἐν () τῷ () ἄρτῳ () τῷ () διακένῳ.
[6] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () κύριος () εἰς () τὸν () λαὸν () τοὺς () ὄφεις () τοὺς () θανατοῦντας, () καὶ () ἔδακνον () τὸν () λαόν, () καὶ () ἀπέθανεν () λαὸς () πολὺς () τῶν () υἱῶν () Ισραηλ. ()
[7] Καὶ () παραγενόμενος () ὁ () λαὸς () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () ἔλεγον () ὅτι () Ἡμάρτομεν () ὅτι () κατελαλήσαμεν () κατὰ () τοῦ () κυρίου () καὶ () κατὰ () σοῦ· () εὖξαι () οὖν () πρὸς () κύριον, () καὶ () ἀφελέτω () ἀφ’ () ἡμῶν () τὸν () ὄφιν. () Καὶ () ηὔξατο () Μωϋσῆς () πρὸς () κύριον () περὶ () τοῦ () λαοῦ. ()
[8] Καὶ () εἶπεν κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () Ποίησον () σεαυτῷ () ὄφιν () καὶ () θὲς () αὐτὸν () ἐπὶ () σημείου, () καὶ () ἔσται () ἐὰν () δάκῃ () ὄφις () ἄνθρωπον, () πᾶς () ὁ () δεδηγμένος () ἰδὼν () αὐτὸν () ζήσεται. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () Μωϋσῆς () ὄφιν () χαλκοῦν καὶ () ἔστησεν () αὐτὸν () ἐπὶ () σημείου, () καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὅταν () ἔδακνεν () ὄφις () ἄνθρωπον, () καὶ () ἐπέβλεψεν () ἐπὶ () τὸν () ὄφιν () τὸν () χαλκοῦν καὶ () ἔζη. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἀπῆραν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () Ισραηλ () καὶ () παρενέβαλον ἐν () Ωβωθ.
[11] Καὶ () ἐξάραντες () ἐξ () Ωβωθ παρενέβαλον ἐν () Αχελγαι ἐκ () τοῦ () πέραν () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ, () ἥ () ἐστιν () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () Μωαβ κατὰ () ἀνατολὰς () ἡλίου. ()
[12] Ἐκεῖθεν () ἀπῆραν () καὶ () παρενέβαλον εἰς () φάραγγα () Ζαρετ.
[13] Καὶ () ἐκεῖθεν () ἀπάραντες () παρενέβαλον εἰς () τὸ () πέραν () Αρνων ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ () τὸ () ἐξέχον ἀπὸ () τῶν () ὁρίων () τῶν () Αμορραίων· ἔστιν () γὰρ () Αρνων ὅρια () Μωαβ ἀνὰ () μέσον () Μωαβ καὶ () ἀνὰ () μέσον () τοῦ () Αμορραίου.
[14] Διὰ () τοῦτο () λέγεται () ἐν () βιβλίῳ () Πόλεμος () τοῦ () κυρίου () τὴν () Ζωοβ ἐφλόγισεν () καὶ () τοὺς () χειμάρρους () Αρνων,
[15] καὶ () τοὺς () χειμάρρους () κατέστησεν () κατοικίσαι Ηρ () καὶ () πρόσκειται τοῖς () ὁρίοις () Μωαβ.
[16] Καὶ () ἐκεῖθεν () τὸ () φρέαρ· () τοῦτό () ἐστιν () τὸ () φρέαρ, () ὃ () εἶπεν κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () Συνάγαγε () τὸν () λαόν, () καὶ () δώσω () αὐτοῖς () ὕδωρ () πιεῖν. ()
[17] Τότε () ᾖσεν () Ισραηλ () τὸ () ᾆσμα τοῦτο () ἐπὶ () τοῦ () φρέατος () Ἐξάρχετε αὐτῷ· ()
[18] φρέαρ, () ὤρυξαν () αὐτὸ () ἄρχοντες, () ἐξελατόμησαν αὐτὸ () βασιλεῖς () ἐθνῶν () ἐν () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () αὐτῶν, () ἐν () τῷ () κυριεῦσαι () αὐτῶν. () Καὶ () ἀπὸ () φρέατος () εἰς () Μανθαναιν·
[19] καὶ () ἀπὸ () Μανθαναιν εἰς () Νααλιηλ· καὶ () ἀπὸ () Νααλιηλ εἰς () Βαμωθ·
[20] καὶ () ἀπὸ () Βαμωθ εἰς () νάπην, ἥ () ἐστιν () ἐν () τῷ () πεδίῳ Μωαβ ἀπὸ () κορυφῆς τοῦ () λελαξευμένου τὸ () βλέπον () κατὰ () πρόσωπον () τῆς () ἐρήμου. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () Μωϋσῆς () πρέσβεις πρὸς () Σηων βασιλέα () Αμορραίων λόγοις () εἰρηνικοῖς () λέγων ()
[22] Παρελευσόμεθα () διὰ () τῆς () γῆς () σου· () τῇ () ὁδῷ () πορευσόμεθα, () οὐκ () ἐκκλινοῦμεν () οὔτε () εἰς () ἀγρὸν () οὔτε () εἰς () ἀμπελῶνα, () οὐ () πιόμεθα () ὕδωρ () ἐκ () φρέατός () σου· () ὁδῷ () βασιλικῇ () πορευσόμεθα, () ἕως () παρέλθωμεν () τὰ () ὅριά () σου. ()
[23] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἔδωκεν () Σηων τῷ () Ισραηλ () παρελθεῖν () διὰ () τῶν () ὁρίων () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () συνήγαγεν () Σηων πάντα () τὸν () λαὸν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () παρατάξασθαι τῷ () Ισραηλ () εἰς () τὴν () ἔρημον () καὶ () ἦλθεν () εἰς () Ιασσα καὶ () παρετάξατο τῷ () Ισραηλ. ()
[24] Καὶ () ἐπάταξεν () αὐτὸν () Ισραηλ () φόνῳ () μαχαίρης () καὶ () κατεκυρίευσαν () τῆς () γῆς () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () Αρνων ἕως () Ιαβοκ ἕως () υἱῶν () Αμμαν· ὅτι () Ιαζηρ ὅρια () υἱῶν () Αμμων ἐστίν. ()
[25] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () Ισραηλ () πάσας () τὰς () πόλεις () ταύτας, () καὶ () κατῴκησεν () Ισραηλ () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () τῶν () Αμορραίων, ἐν () Εσεβων καὶ () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () συγκυρούσαις αὐτῇ. ()
[26] Ἔστιν () γὰρ () Εσεβων πόλις () Σηων τοῦ () βασιλέως () τῶν () Αμορραίων, καὶ () οὗτος () ἐπολέμησεν () βασιλέα () Μωαβ τὸ () πρότερον () καὶ () ἔλαβον () πᾶσαν () τὴν () γῆν () αὐτοῦ () ἀπὸ () Αροηρ ἕως () Αρνων.
[27] Διὰ () τοῦτο () ἐροῦσιν () οἱ () αἰνιγματισταί Ἔλθετε () εἰς () Εσεβων, ἵνα () οἰκοδομηθῇ () καὶ () κατασκευασθῇ () πόλις () Σηων.
[28] Ὅτι () πῦρ () ἐξῆλθεν () ἐξ () Εσεβων, φλὸξ () ἐκ () πόλεως () Σηων καὶ () κατέφαγεν () ἕως () Μωαβ καὶ () κατέπιεν () στήλας Αρνων.
[29] Οὐαί () σοι, () Μωαβ· ἀπώλου, () λαὸς () Χαμως. Ἀπεδόθησαν () οἱ () υἱοὶ () αὐτῶν () διασῴζεσθαι () καὶ () αἱ () θυγατέρες () αὐτῶν () αἰχμάλωτοι () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () τῶν () Αμορραίων Σηων·
[30] καὶ () τὸ () σπέρμα () αὐτῶν () ἀπολεῖται, () Εσεβων ἕως () Δαιβων, καὶ () αἱ () γυναῖκες () ἔτι () προσεξέκαυσαν πῦρ () ἐπὶ () Μωαβ.
[31] Κατῴκησεν () δὲ () Ισραηλ () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () τῶν () Αμορραίων.
[32] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () Μωϋσῆς () κατασκέψασθαι τὴν () Ιαζηρ, καὶ () κατελάβοντο () αὐτὴν () καὶ () τὰς () κώμας () αὐτῆς () καὶ () ἐξέβαλον () τὸν () Αμορραῖον τὸν () κατοικοῦντα () ἐκεῖ. () —
[33] καὶ () ἐπιστρέψαντες () ἀνέβησαν () ὁδὸν () τὴν () εἰς () Βασαν· καὶ () ἐξῆλθεν () Ωγ βασιλεὺς () τῆς () Βασαν εἰς () συνάντησιν () αὐτοῖς () καὶ () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () πόλεμον () εἰς () Εδραιν.
[34] Καὶ () εἶπεν κύριος () πρὸς () Μωυσῆν () Μὴ () φοβηθῇς αὐτόν, () ὅτι () εἰς () τὰς () χεῖράς () σου () παραδέδωκα () αὐτὸν () καὶ () πάντα () τὸν () λαὸν () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () πᾶσαν () τὴν () γῆν () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ποιήσεις () αὐτῷ () καθὼς () ἐποίησας () τῷ () Σηων βασιλεῖ () τῶν () Αμορραίων, ὃς () κατῴκει () ἐν () Εσεβων.
[35] Καὶ () ἐπάταξεν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () πάντα () τὸν () λαὸν () αὐτοῦ () ἕως () τοῦ () μὴ () καταλιπεῖν () αὐτοῦ () ζωγρείαν· καὶ () ἐκληρονόμησαν () τὴν () γῆν () αὐτῶν. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.