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Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
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Sing about it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There the Israelites sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Yes, sing its praises!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song, “Spring up, O well! Sing to it,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, well—sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, well—sing to it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's also the same well the Israelites sang about in this song: Let's celebrate! The well has given us water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song about the well: "Make your water spring up! Sing to the well,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />At that time the people of Israel sang this song: "Wells, produce your water; And we will greet it with a song--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's also where Israel sang this song: Rise up, well! Sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: ?Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, sing to it! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then sang Israel this song: "Spring up, well; sing to it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Israel sung this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Israel sings this song: “Spring up, O well, "" Let all answer to it!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well -- they have answered to it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The Israel will sing this song: Ascend thou well! answer ye to it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this verse: “Let the well rise up.” They sang:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, O well!—so sing to it— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song: ’Spring up, oh well; answer it.’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well--sing ye unto it--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin <i>to sing</i> of the well;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/21-17.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=6648" 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">16</span>From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.” <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</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/7891.htm" title="7891: yā·šîr (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To sing. Or shuwr; a primitive root; to sing.">sang</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: haz·zōṯ (Art:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this</a> <a href="/hebrew/7892.htm" title="7892: haš·šî·rāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A song, singing. Or feminine shiyrah; from shiyr; a song; abstractly, singing.">song:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">“Spring up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: ḇə·’êr (N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">O well,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ĕ·nū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To answer, respond.">all of you sing</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">to it!</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,…<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="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1-2</a></span><br />Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-2.htm">Psalm 105:2</a></span><br />Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-2.htm">Isaiah 12:2-3</a></span><br />Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.” / With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” / “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water? / Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-3.htm">Isaiah 44:3</a></span><br />For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and currents on the dry ground. I will pour out My Spirit on your descendants, and My blessing on your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Psalm 114:8</a></span><br />who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/22-17.htm">Revelation 22:17</a></span><br />The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-15.htm">Psalm 78:15-16</a></span><br />He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas. / He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-37.htm">John 7:37-39</a></span><br />On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. / Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’” / He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6-7</a></span><br />Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert. / The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Psalm 107:35</a></span><br />He turns a desert into pools of water and a dry land into flowing springs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-13.htm">Jeremiah 2:13</a></span><br />“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Zechariah 14:8</a></span><br />And on that day living water will flow out from Jerusalem, half of it toward the Eastern Sea and the other half toward the Western Sea, in summer and winter alike.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing you to it:</p><p class="hdg">sang</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-1.htm">Exodus 15:1,2</a></b></br> Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Judges 5:1</a></b></br> Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-2.htm">Psalm 105:2</a></b></br> Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.</p><p class="hdg">spring up.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/21-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/14-40.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-20.htm">Singeth</a> <a href="/exodus/15-21.htm">Song</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/revelation/14-3.htm">Sung</a> <a href="/numbers/21-3.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Water-Spring</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/21-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/numbers/22-14.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Sang</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Sing</a> <a href="/judges/5-1.htm">Singeth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-19.htm">Song</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-5.htm">Sung</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-34.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/judges/7-1.htm">Water-Spring</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'; 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Singing was a common expression of joy and worship in ancient Israel, often used to commemorate significant events (<a href="/exodus/15.htm">Exodus 15:1-21</a>). This particular song is a response to God's provision of water, a critical resource in the desert. The act of singing also reflects the oral tradition of passing down stories and teachings through music.<p><b>Spring up, O well:</b><br>The phrase "Spring up, O well" is a call for the well to produce water, symbolizing God's provision and sustenance. Wells were vital in the arid regions of the Near East, and finding water was often seen as a divine blessing. This well is believed to be located in the region of Beer, mentioned in <a href="/numbers/21-16.htm">Numbers 21:16</a>, where God instructed Moses to gather the people so He could provide water. The well can be seen as a type of Christ, who offers living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).<p><b>All of you sing to it!</b><br>The call for everyone to sing emphasizes communal participation in worship and thanksgiving. It reflects the unity and collective faith of the Israelites as they journeyed through the wilderness. This communal aspect of worship is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs together (<a href="/ephesians/5-19.htm">Ephesians 5:19</a>). The act of singing to the well signifies acknowledgment of God's miraculous provision and serves as a reminder of His faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The collective name for the descendants of Jacob, also known as the Israelites. At this point in their journey, they are wandering in the wilderness after being freed from slavery in Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_well.htm">The Well</a></b><br>A miraculous provision of water for the Israelites in the desert. This well symbolizes God's provision and faithfulness to His people during their journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song.htm">The Song</a></b><br>A spontaneous expression of gratitude and praise from the Israelites, acknowledging God's provision and celebrating His faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God provides for our needs, often in unexpected ways. Just as He provided water in the desert, He meets our needs today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_praise.htm">The Power of Praise</a></b><br>Praise is a powerful response to God's provision. It shifts our focus from our needs to God's faithfulness and goodness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_worship.htm">Community Worship</a></b><br>The Israelites sang together, highlighting the importance of communal worship and shared expressions of faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The Israelites' song was an act of faith, trusting in God's continued provision. We are called to act in faith, even when the outcome is not yet visible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/remembrance_and_gratitude.htm">Remembrance and Gratitude</a></b><br>Remembering past provisions strengthens our faith and encourages gratitude. Reflect on how God has provided in your life.<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/who_was_sihon,_king_of_the_amorites.htm">Who was Sihon, king of the Amorites?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_books'_order.htm">What is the order of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_history_confirm_edom's_lasting_hate.htm">If Ezekiel 35:5 describes Edom's 'perpetual hatred,' does historical record support such an unbroken hostility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_jesus_writing_ground.htm">John 8:6-7: Why is there no historical or archaeological record of Jesus writing on the ground, given its significance to this event?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/numbers/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Israel sang this song.</span> This song of the well may be taken from the same collection of odes, but more probably is quoted from memory. It is remarkable for the spirit of joyousness which breathes in it, so different from the complaining, desponding tone of the past. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/21-17.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">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֚ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sang</span><br /><span class="heb">יָשִׁ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(yā·šîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7891.htm">Strong's 7891: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֹּ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">song:</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשִּׁירָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šî·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7892.htm">Strong's 7892: </a> </span><span class="str2">A song, singing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Spring up,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲלִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O well,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, a well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all of you sing</span><br /><span class="heb">עֱנוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ĕ·nū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to it!</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/21-17.htm">Numbers 21:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/21-17.htm">OT Law: Numbers 21:17 Then sang Israel this song: Spring up (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/21-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 21:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/21-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 21:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:18" /></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>