Numbers 21:20

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

American Standard Version (1901)

and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.

Bible in Basic English

And from Bamoth to the valley in the open country of Moab, and to the top of Pisgah looking over Jeshimon.

Free Bible Version

and from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab where the top of Mount Pisgah looks down on the wastelands.

King James (Authorized) Version

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

One Unity Resource Bible

and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab [From father], to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert. (RY:4, LY:7)

Translation for Translators

Then they went to the valley in Moab where Pisgah Mountain rises above the desert.

Unlocked Literal Bible

and from Bamoth to a valley in the land of Moab. That is where the top of Mount Pisgah looks down on the wilderness.

Noah Webster Bible

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh towards Jeshimon.

World English Bible

and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.

Young's Literal Translation

and from Bamoth in the valley which [is] in the field of Moab [to] the top of Pisgah, which hath looked on the front of the wilderness.

Context

The Journey to Moab

¹⁹and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, ²⁰and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

Summary

In this verse, the Israelites send messengers to Sihon, the king of the Amorites, requesting permission to pass through his land peacefully. However, Sihon refuses and gathers his army to confront the Israelites. As a result, the Israelites engage in battle and defeat Sihon and his people, taking possession of their land. This event demonstrates God's faithfulness in giving victory to the Israelites as they journey towards the Promised Land, fulfilling His promise to them despite the opposition they face.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

Let me pass through thy land,.... Through some part of it, which would have been a shorter way to the river Jordan, over which Israel was to pass into the land of Canaan; the terms proposed, or things to be observed in their passage, which they would bind themselves strictly to, are the same that were made to the king of Edom. See Gill on Num 20:17. . Numbers 21:23 num 21:23 num 21:23 num 21:23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border,.... Because he could not trust them, and confide in the promises they made, and thought it not safe to let such a body of people into any part of his dominions, Jdg 11:20 and chiefly because his heart was hardened by the Lord, that he might be delivered into the hands of Israel, as was determined, Deu 2:30, but Sihon gathered all his people together; all that were able to bear arms out of his cities, and which made no doubt a very numerous and powerful army; but then these being defeated, as they were, it became more easy to the Israelites to take their cities, where there were none left but women and children: and went out against Israel into the wilderness; the wilderness of Kedemoth; not content to reject a peaceable message, he went out in an hostile manner against Israel, even out of his own dominions; so that he was the aggressor and unprovoked, which made his ruin appear the more just, and the children of Israel to have a better claim to his country conquered by them: and he came to Jahaz; a frontier town in the land of Moab, see Isa 15:4 and which, according to Bunting (p), was sixteen miles from Abarim: and fought against Israel; at the above place, where they had a pitched battle. (p) Travels of the Patriarchs, p. 83.