Numbers 21:31
“Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.”
Numbers 21:31 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- So Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorrhite.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
- DARBYDarby
- And Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Israel dwelleth in the land of the Amorite,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Thus, Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
Context: Numbers 21
29Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.
30We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which reacheth unto Medeba.
31Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
32And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there.
33And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.
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.