Numbers 21:21
“And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,”
Numbers 21:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, saying:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- DARBYDarby
- And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Israel sendeth messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorite, saying,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, saying,
Context: Numbers 21
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,
22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.
23And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
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.