Numbers 21:19
“And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:”
Numbers 21:19 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
- DRADouay–Rheims
- From Mathana unto Nahaliel: from Nahaliel unto Bamoth.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
- DARBYDarby
- and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- From Mattanah they went to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth.
Context: Numbers 21
17Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
19And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
20And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
21And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
About Numbers 21: The Bronze Serpent
The Israelites defeat King Sihon and King Og, but they also complain and are punished with fiery serpents.
Commentary
In Numbers 21, the Israelites are on their journey to the Promised Land, and they are growing increasingly impatient and discontented with the Lord. They complain about the lack of food and water, and they even go so far as to speak against God and Moses. In response, God sends fiery serpents to bite the people, and many of them die. When the people repent and cry out to Moses for help, God instructs Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole. Anyone who looks at the bronze serpent will be healed.