Numbers 21 · Verse 13

Numbers 21:13

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.
Numbers 21:13, King James Version

Numbers 21:13 in other translations

BSBFrom there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.
WEBFrom 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.
ASVFrom thence they journeyed, and encamped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness, that cometh out of the border of the Amorites: for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.
YLTFrom thence they have journeyed, and encamp beyond Arnon, which is in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;
DARBYFrom thence they removed, 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.
BBEFrom there they went on and put up their tents on the other side of the Arnon, which is on the waste land at the edge of the land of the Amorites; for the Arnon is the line of division between Moab and the Amorites:
WebsterFrom 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.

What does Numbers 21:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. pitched on the other side of Arnon--now El-Mojib, a deep, broad, and rapid stream, dividing the dominions of the Moabites and Amorites.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Arnon - 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 21:10-20

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…

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Numbers 21:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִשָּׁם֮mi.Shamfrom thereH8033
נָסָעוּ֒na.sa.'Uthey set outH5265
וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encampedH2583
מֵעֵ֤בֶרme.'E.verfrom [the] other side ofH5676
אַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnArnonH769
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.Bar[is] in the wildernessH4057
הַיֹּצֵ֖אhai.yo.Tze'which goes outH3318
מִגְּב֣וּלmi.ge.Vulfrom [the] border ofH1366
הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567
כִּ֤יkithatH3588
אַרְנוֹן֙'ar.nOnArnonH769
גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[is] [the] border ofH1366
מוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvMoabH4124
בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH996
מוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvMoabH4124
וּבֵ֥יןu.Veinand betweenH996
הָאֱמֹרִֽי\׃ha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Numbers 21:13

  • Judges 11:18

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

  • Numbers 22:36

    And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which is in the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost coast.

  • Isaiah 16:2

    For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.

  • Numbers 21:14

    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,

  • Jeremiah 48:20

    Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,

  • Deuteronomy 2:24

    Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess it, and contend with him in battle.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
14; 22:36; De 2:24; Jud 11:18; Isa 16:2; Jer 48:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Numbers 21:12

    From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared.

  • Numbers 21:13

    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.

  • Numbers 21:14

    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,

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Numbers 21:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De allí movieron, y asentaron de la otra parte de Arnón, que está en el desierto, y que sale del término del Amorrheo; porque Arnón es término de Moab, entre Moab y el Amorrheo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
De là ils partirent, et campèrent de l’autre côté de l’Arnon, qui est dans le désert, sortant des limites des Amoréens; car l’Arnon est la frontière de Moab, entre Moab et l’Amoréen.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von dort brachen sie auf und lagerten sich jenseit des Arnon, der in der Wüste ist, der aus dem Gebiete der Amoriter hervorgeht. Denn der Arnon ist die Grenze von Moab, zwischen Moab und den Amoritern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quem relinquentes castrametati sunt contra Arnon, quæ est in deserto, et prominet in finibus Amorrhæi. Siquidem Arnon terminus est Moab, dividens Moabitas et Amorrhæos.