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Numbers 21:15 even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab."
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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter"> (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/numbers/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and the slopes of the ravines that lead to the settlement of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/numbers/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/numbers/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans to the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/numbers/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/numbers/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/numbers/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/numbers/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/numbers/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/numbers/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/numbers/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the slope of the wadis That stretches toward the site of Ar And leans to the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/numbers/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />even the slopes of the ravines that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/numbers/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />even the slopes of the ravines that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/numbers/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/numbers/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />with its valleys that lie alongside the Moabite border and extend to the town of Ar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/numbers/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/numbers/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Arnon and the slopes of the valleys that go down to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab...."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/numbers/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/numbers/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and the slope of the valleys, that extends to the dwelling places of Ar and the borders of Moab.")<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/numbers/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/numbers/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/numbers/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/numbers/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/numbers/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/numbers/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the spring of the brooks, "" Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, "" And has leaned to the border of Moab.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/numbers/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/numbers/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the outpouring of the torrents which extended to the rest at Ar, and reclined to the boundary of Moab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/numbers/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The rocks of the torrents were bowed down that they might rest in Ar, and lie down in the borders of the Moabites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/numbers/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The stones of the torrents were bent, so that they might rest in Ar and lie back within the borders of the Moabites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/numbers/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Arnon and the wadi gorges That reach back toward the site of Ar and lean against the border of Moab.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/numbers/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the slopes of the wadis that extend to the seat of Ar, and lie along the border of Moab.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/numbers/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he made straight the slope of the valleys which extended to the site of Ad, which lies over the border of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/numbers/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he has made ready the valleys that were inclining to the Habitat of Ad and were lying on the border of Moabites.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/numbers/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the seat of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/numbers/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he has appointed brooks to cause Er to dwell <i>there</i>; and it lies near to the coasts of Moab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/numbers/21-15.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=6632" 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">14</span>Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon, <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/793.htm" title="793: wə·’e·šeḏ (Conj-w:: N-csc) -- A foundation, bottom, lower part. From an unused root meaning to pour; an outpouring.">even the slopes</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.">of the wadis</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">extend</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lə·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to the site</a> <a href="/hebrew/6144.htm" title="6144: ‘ār (N-proper-fs) -- A place in Moab. The same as iyr; a city; Ar, a place in Moab.">of Ar</a> <a href="/hebrew/8172.htm" title="8172: wə·niš·‘an (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To lean, support oneself. A primitive root; to support one's self.">and lie</a> <a href="/hebrew/1366.htm" title="1366: liḡ·ḇūl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Border, boundary, territory. Or gbul; from gabal; properly, a cord, i.e. a boundary; by extens. The territory inclosed.">along the border</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab.”</a> </span><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.”…<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/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24-25</a></span><br />“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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/15-7.htm">Isaiah 15:7</a></span><br />So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">Isaiah 16:2</a></span><br />Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-20.htm">Jeremiah 48:20</a></span><br />Moab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.<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/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9</a></span><br />Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-7</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.<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="/joshua/12-1.htm">Joshua 12:1-3</a></span><br />Now these are the kings of the land whom the Israelites struck down and whose lands they took beyond the Jordan to the east, from the Arnon Valley to Mount Hermon, including all the Arabah eastward: / Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of the Ammonites), that is, half of Gilead, / as well as the Arabah east of the Sea of Chinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea), eastward through Beth-jeshimoth, and southward below the slopes of Pisgah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9</a></span><br />The area from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/13-16.htm">Joshua 13:16-17</a></span><br />The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along with the city in the middle of the valley, to the whole plateau beyond Medeba, / to Heshbon and all its cities on the plateau, including Dibon, Bamoth-baal, Beth-baal-meon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-33.htm">2 Kings 10:33</a></span><br />from the Jordan eastward through all the land of Gilead (the region of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh), and from Aroer by the Arnon Valley through Gilead to Bashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-8.htm">1 Chronicles 5:8-9</a></span><br />and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in Aroer and as far as Nebo and Baal-meon. / They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies on the border of Moab.</p><p class="hdg">Ar</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Numbers 21:28</a></b></br> For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, <i>and</i> the lords of the high places of Arnon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9,18,29</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land <i>for</i> a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot <i>for</i> a possession… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1</a></b></br> The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, <i>and</i> brought to silence; because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, <i>and</i> brought to silence;</p><p class="hdg">lieth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Ar</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Border</a> <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/numbers/21-1.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Extends</a> <a href="/daniel/9-18.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/genesis/49-15.htm">Inclineth</a> <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Leans</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Site</a> <a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Slopes</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/genesis/32-23.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/numbers/20-21.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/numbers/20-21.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/numbers/21-14.htm">Wadis</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/21-28.htm">Ar</a> <a href="/numbers/21-22.htm">Border</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Brooks</a> <a href="/numbers/21-34.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-20.htm">Extends</a> <a href="/joshua/24-23.htm">Incline</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-14.htm">Inclineth</a> <a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-18.htm">Leans</a> <a href="/numbers/21-20.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-30.htm">Ravines</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Seat</a> <a href="/judges/16-31.htm">Site</a> <a href="/numbers/34-4.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/numbers/34-11.htm">Slopes</a> <a href="/numbers/21-17.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/numbers/34-5.htm">Stream</a> <a href="/numbers/21-31.htm">Tents</a> <a href="/joshua/3-15.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/numbers/21-33.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/numbers/22-33.htm">Turneth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/8-7.htm">Valleys</a> <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Wadis</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>even the slopes of the wadis</b><br>The term "wadis" refers to dry riverbeds or valleys that can fill with water during the rainy season. In the context of the Israelites' journey, these wadis would have been significant geographical features, often marking boundaries and providing routes through the desert. The slopes of these wadis would have been challenging terrain, symbolizing the difficult journey the Israelites faced. This imagery can also be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual and physical challenges encountered by God's people.<p><b>that extend to the site of Ar</b><br>Ar was a city in Moab, located on the eastern side of the Dead Sea. It was a significant location during the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land. The mention of Ar highlights the proximity of the Israelites to Moabite territory, which was a region they were instructed to avoid conflict with, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a>. This reflects God's guidance and protection over Israel, ensuring they respected the boundaries He set.<p><b>and lie along the border of Moab</b><br>Moab was a nation descended from Lot, Abraham's nephew, and had a complex relationship with Israel. The border of Moab represents a boundary that God commanded the Israelites not to cross aggressively, as Moab was not part of the land promised to them. This respect for boundaries underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands and the recognition of His sovereignty over nations. The Moabites would later play a significant role in Israel's history, including the story of Ruth, a Moabite who became an ancestor of Jesus Christ, illustrating God's redemptive plan through all nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_slope_of_the_valleys.htm">The Slope of the Valleys</a></b><br>This refers to the geographical features of the region the Israelites were traversing. It highlights the challenging terrain they encountered on their journey.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ar.htm">Ar</a></b><br>A city in Moab, which was a significant landmark for the Israelites. It represents a boundary or a point of transition in their journey.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A nation located east of the Dead Sea. The Moabites were descendants of Lot and often had a contentious relationship with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>God's chosen people, who were on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. This verse is part of their wilderness wanderings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_journey.htm">The Journey</a></b><br>The broader context of this verse is the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, which was filled with both physical and spiritual challenges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_boundaries.htm">Understanding Boundaries</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites had to respect the boundaries of Moab, we must recognize and respect the boundaries God sets in our lives. These boundaries are for our protection and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/navigating_difficult_terrain.htm">Navigating Difficult Terrain</a></b><br>The physical challenges faced by the Israelites can be likened to the spiritual and emotional challenges we face. Trusting God through these difficulties is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_journeys.htm">God's Sovereignty in Journeys</a></b><br>The journey of the Israelites reminds us that God is sovereign over our life's journey. He knows the path and the challenges we will face.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_others.htm">Respect for Others</a></b><br>The Israelites' journey near Moab teaches us the importance of respecting others, even those who may not share our beliefs or values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite the challenges, the Israelites were moving towards the Promised Land. We too must hold onto God's promises, trusting that He will lead us to our ultimate destination.<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/how_was_moab_destroyed_'in_a_night'.htm">In Isaiah 15:1, how can Moab's entire city be destroyed 'in a night' without any historical or archaeological record of such an event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_judges_7_contradict_1_chron_21.htm">Why does Judges 7 seemingly contradict other biblical passages that emphasize the need for adequate numbers in battle (e.g., 1 Chronicles 21:1-5)?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_'fortified_city'_in_isaiah_25_2.htm">In Isaiah 25:2, which specific 'fortified city' is being referenced, and what archaeological evidence supports or contradicts its complete destruction?</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 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And at the stream of the brooks.</span> Rather, "and the pouring (<span class="hebrew">וְאֶשֶׁד</span>) of the brooks," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, the slope of the watershed. <span class="cmt_word">Ar.</span> <span class="hebrew">עָר</span> is an archaic form of <span class="hebrew">עִיר</span>, a city. The same place is called Ar Moab in verse 28. It was situate on the Arnon somewhat lower down than where the Israelites crossed its "brooks." The peculiarity of the site, "in the midst of the river" (<a href="/joshua/13-9.htm">Joshua 13:9</a>, cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/2-36.htm">Deuteronomy 2:36</a>), and extensive ruins, have enabled travelers to identify the spot on which it stood at the junction of the Mojeb (Arnon) and Lejum (Nahaliel, verse 19). It is uncertain whether the Greeks gave the name of Areopolis, as Jerome asserts, to Ar, but in later times it was Rabbah, a town many miles further south in the heart of Moab which bore this name. Ar was at this period the boundary town of Moab, and as such was respected by the Israelites (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9, 29</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/numbers/21-15.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">even the slopes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶ֙שֶׁד֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’e·šeḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_793.htm">Strong's 793: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foundation, bottom, lower part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wadis</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנְּחָלִ֔ים</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">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extend</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the site</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ar</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6144.htm">Strong's 6144: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ar -- a place in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lie</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְׁעַ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8172.htm">Strong's 8172: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lean, support oneself</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along the border</span><br /><span class="heb">לִגְב֥וּל</span> <span class="translit">(liḡ·ḇūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1366.htm">Strong's 1366: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab.”</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/numbers/21-15.htm">Numbers 21:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">OT Law: Numbers 21:15 The slope of the valleys that incline (Nu Num.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/numbers/21-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Numbers 21:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/numbers/21-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Numbers 21:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Numbers 21:16" /></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>