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Numbers 21:14 Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: "Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,
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Zahab in Suphah and the ravines, the Arnon<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For this reason The Book of the Wars of the LORD speaks of “the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the ravines of the Arnon River,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah, The brooks of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For that reason it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />That is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon [River],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it is stated in the Book of the LORD’s Wars: Waheb in Suphah and the ravines of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it is stated in the Book of the LORD’s Wars: Waheb in Suphah and the ravines of the Arnon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Jehovah, Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A song in The Book of the LORD's Battles mentions the town of Waheb with its creeks in the territory of Suphah. It also mentions the Arnon River, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of the LORD, Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is how it's described in the Book of the Wars of the LORD:"... Waheb in Suphah and the valleys,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is why The Book of the LORD's Battles speaks of "? the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the valleys; the Arnon River, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />which is why the Book of the Wars of the LORD reads, "Waheb and Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah and the wadis, the Arnon<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore it is said in The Book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore it is said in [the] scroll of the Wars of YHWH: “Waheb in Suphah, "" And the brooks of Arnon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> therefore it is said in a book, 'The wars of Jehovah,' -- 'Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this it will be said in the book of the wars of Jehovah, Giving in the whirlwind, and the torrents of Arnon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: As he did in the Red Sea, so will he do in the streams of Amen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />About this place, it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: “As he did at the Red Sea, so will he do at the Torrents of Arnon.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hence it is said in the “Book of the Wars of the LORD”: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadies, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Wherefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis. The Arnon <div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, A flame of fire is in the whirlwind and in the river of Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, it is said in the book of the Wars of LORD JEHOVAH, “The Flame In the Whirlwind and In the River of Arnon.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of the LORD: Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of Arnon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore it is said in a book, A war of the Lord has set on fire Zoob, and the brooks of Arnon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/21-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yauBFvKLNNo?start=6625" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">The Journey to Moab</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>From 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. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yê·’ā·mar (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">it is stated</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: bə·sê·p̄er (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">in the Book</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥă·mōṯ (N-fpc) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">of the Wars</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD:</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2052.htm" title="2052: wā·hêḇ (N-proper-fs) -- Perhaps a place in Moab. Of uncertain derivation; Vaheb, a place in Moab.">“Waheb</a> <a href="/hebrew/5492.htm" title="5492: bə·sū·p̄āh (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A storm wind. From cuwph; a hurricane.">in Suphah</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5158.htm" title="5158: han·nə·ḥā·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Or nachlah; or nachalah; from nachal in its original sense; a stream, especially a winter torrent; a valley; also a shaft.">the wadis</a> <a href="/hebrew/769.htm" title="769: ’ar·nō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- Or Arnon; from ranan; a brawling stream; the Arnon, a river east of the Jordan, also its territory.">of the Arnon,</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-18.htm">Deuteronomy 2:18-19</a></span><br />“Today you are going to cross the border of Moab at Ar. / But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Judges 11:18</a></span><br />Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Isaiah 16:7</a></span><br />Therefore let Moab wail; let them wail together for Moab. Moan for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, you who are utterly stricken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Jeremiah 48:34</a></span><br />There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-1.htm">Amos 2:1</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-17.htm">Psalm 136:17-22</a></span><br />He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever. / and slaughtered mighty kings—His loving devotion endures forever. / Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45-46</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, / who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29-30</a></span><br />By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned. / By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15-16</a></span><br />They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness. / But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why 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,</p><p class="hdg">in the book</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/10-13.htm">Joshua 10:13</a></b></br> And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. <i>Is</i> not this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-18.htm">2 Samuel 1:18</a></b></br> (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah <i>the use of</i> the bow: behold, <i>it is</i> written in the book of Jasher.)</p><p class="hdg">What he did.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14-20</a></b></br> 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, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/1-10.htm">Amon</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/numbers/5-23.htm">Book</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-8.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Red</a> <a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/21-12.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/numbers/14-25.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Wadis</a> <a href="/james/4-1.htm">Wars</a> <a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">Amon</a> <a href="/numbers/21-24.htm">Arnon</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Book</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/numbers/33-10.htm">Red</a> <a href="/numbers/33-8.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Wadis</a> <a href="/joshua/23-1.htm">Wars</a> <a href="/numbers/21-27.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Numbers 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-4.htm">The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-7.htm">They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-10.htm">Various journeys of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Sihon is overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">And Og</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/numbers/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/numbers/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD:</b><br>This phrase references a now-lost ancient text, the "Book of the Wars of the LORD," which is not part of the canonical Bible. It suggests that there were other historical records or songs that chronicled Israel's battles and God's interventions. This highlights the importance of oral and written traditions in preserving Israel's history. The mention of this book indicates that the events in Numbers were part of a larger narrative of God's deliverance and guidance of His people.<p><b>Waheb in Suphah:</b><br>The exact location of Waheb in Suphah is uncertain, and it is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. This could refer to a specific battle or event that was significant enough to be recorded in the "Book of the Wars of the LORD." The mention of Suphah might relate to a geographical area or a descriptive term for a region known for storms or winds, as "Suphah" can mean "storm" or "whirlwind" in Hebrew. This reflects the challenges and adversities faced by the Israelites during their wilderness journey.<p><b>and the wadis of the Arnon:</b><br>The Arnon is a significant river in the biblical narrative, forming a natural boundary between Moab and the Amorites. The "wadis" refer to the dry riverbeds that can become torrents during the rainy season. This geographical detail underscores the strategic and challenging terrain the Israelites navigated. The Arnon's mention connects to other biblical passages where it serves as a boundary marker (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24</a>, <a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Judges 11:18</a>). It symbolizes the transition from the wilderness wanderings to the conquest of the Promised Land, reflecting God's faithfulness in leading His people through difficult territories.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_the_wars_of_the_lord.htm">The Book of the Wars of the LORD</a></b><br>An ancient text referenced in the Bible, believed to be a collection of songs or poems celebrating the victories of the Israelites under God's guidance. It is not part of the canonical scriptures but is cited here to provide historical context.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/waheb_in_suphah.htm">Waheb in Suphah</a></b><br>A location mentioned in this verse, though its exact historical or geographical identity is uncertain. It is part of the poetic reference to the victories of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wadis_of_the_arnon.htm">The Wadis of the Arnon</a></b><br>The Arnon is a river or wadi that served as a boundary between Moab and the Amorites. It is significant in Israel's journey to the Promised Land, marking a region of conflict and divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_battles.htm">God's Sovereignty in Battles</a></b><br>The reference to the "Book of the Wars of the LORD" reminds us that God is the ultimate victor in the battles of life. We are called to trust in His sovereignty and guidance in our personal struggles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/historical_context_and_faith.htm">Historical Context and Faith</a></b><br>Understanding the historical context of Israel's journey helps us appreciate the faithfulness of God in fulfilling His promises. It encourages us to trust in God's faithfulness in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_remembrance.htm">The Importance of Remembrance</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had records of God's victories, we should keep a record of God's faithfulness in our lives. This practice strengthens our faith and provides encouragement during difficult times.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_guidance_in_uncertainty.htm">God's Guidance in Uncertainty</a></b><br>The uncertain identity of places like Waheb in Suphah reminds us that even when we don't have all the details, God is still guiding us. We can trust Him even when the path is unclear.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_numbers_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Numbers 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_'book_of_wars'_question_bible's_completeness.htm">Numbers 21:14 – Does the mention of the “Book of the Wars of the LORD,” which is lost to history, raise doubts about the completeness or preservation of biblical texts? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_events_are_in_wars_of_the_lord.htm">What events are chronicled in the Wars of the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_seeking_god's_face_mean.htm">What events are chronicled in the Wars of the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_israel's_defeat_of_sihon.htm">Numbers 21:23-24 - Is there any archaeological or historical corroboration for Israel's defeat of King Sihon and the confiscation of his territory?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/numbers/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14, 15) <span class= "bld">The book of the wars of the Lord.--</span>Nothing is known about this book. The last days of Moses, as Baumgarten has observed, may have been a suitable time for the commencement of such a work. The history of the journey from Kadesh to the <span class= "ital">Arboth Moab </span>was not written by Moses until after the defeat of the two kings of the Amorites, and the subjugation of the land on the east of the Jordan.<p><span class= "bld">What he did in the</span> <span class= "bld">Red Sea . . . --</span>The original is very obscure. It is probable that some such verb as <span class= "ital">They conquered </span>(or, <span class= "ital">subdued</span>) is understood, and that the words may be rendered <span class= "ital">Vaheb in Suphah and the valleys </span>(by) <span class= "ital">Arnon, and the bed </span>(or, <span class= "ital">ravine</span>)<span class= "ital"> of the valleys which inclines towards the dwelling of Ar, and leans upon the border of Moab. </span>Vaheb was probably the name of a town, and Suphah the district in which that town was situated, so called from its reeds and rushes. Some, however, think that Suphah here denotes a storm or hurricane, as in other places. Ar is supposed to be the same as Areopolis.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Wherefore,</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, because the Amorites had wrested from Moab all to the north of Arnon. <span class="cmt_word">In the book of the wars of the Lord.</span> Nothing is known of this book but what appears here. If it should seem strange that a book of this description should be already in existence, we must remember that amongst the multitude of Israel there must in the nature of things have been some "poets" in the then acceptation of the word. Some songs there must have been, and those songs would be mainly inspired by the excitement and triumph of the final marches. The first flush of a new national life achieving its first victories over the national foe always finds expression in songs and odes. It is abundantly evident from the foregoing narrative that writing of some sort was in common use at least among the leaders of Israel (see on Numbers 11:26), and they would not have thought it beneath them to collect these spontaneous effusions of a nation just awaking to the poetry of its own existence. The archaic character of the fragments preserved in this chapter, which makes them sound so foreign to our ears, is a strong testimony to their genuineness. It is hardly credible that any one of a later generation should have cared either to compose or to quote snatches of song which, like dried flowers, have lost everything but scientific value in being detached from the soil which gave them birth. <span class="cmt_word">What he did in the Red Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon.</span> Rather, "Vaheb in whirlwind, and the brooks of Arnon." The strophe as cited here has neither nominative nor verb, and the sense can only be conjecturally restored. <span class="hebrew">וָהֵב</span> is almost certainly a proper name, although of an unknown place. <span class="hebrew">בָּסוּפָה</span> is also considered by many as the name of a locality "in Suphah;" it occurs, however, in <a href="/nahum/1-3.htm">Nahum 1:3</a> in the sense given above, and indeed it is not at all a rare word in Job, Proverbs, and the Prophets; it seems best, therefore, to give it the same meaning here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/21-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is stated</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵֽאָמַ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Book</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּסֵ֖פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·sê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> </span><span class="str2">A missive, document, writing, book</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Wars</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלְחֲמֹ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(mil·ḥă·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD:</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Waheb</span><br /><span class="heb">וָהֵ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(wā·hêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2052.htm">Strong's 2052: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waheb -- perhaps a place in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Suphah</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּסוּפָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·sū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5492.htm">Strong's 5492: </a> </span><span class="str2">A storm wind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the wadis</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּחָלִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(han·nə·ḥā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5158.htm">Strong's 5158: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, a winter torrent, a, valley, a shaft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Arnon,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְנֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_769.htm">Strong's 769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arnon -- 'a roaring stream', a wadi and stream in Moab</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/21-14.htm">Numbers 21:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">OT Law: Numbers 21:14 Therefore it is said in the book (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/21-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 21:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/21-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 21:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>