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Good News Translation

Numbers 21:15

and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Brooks;   Desert, Journey of Israel through the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Poetry of the Hebrews;   Serpents;   War;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Reuben;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Wars of the Lord, the Book of the;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ar;   Ashdoth Pisgah;   Jasher;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ar;   Book(s);   Pentateuch;   Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ar;   Israel;   Jephthah;   Numbers, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ar;   Arnon ;   Moab, Moabites ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mo'ses;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ar;   Manna;   Moab;   Moses;   Natural Features;   Numbers, Book of;   Stream;   Wanderings of Israel;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ar;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Arnon;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
The slope of the valleys That inclines toward the dwelling of `Ar, Leans on the border of Mo'av.
King James Version
And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
Lexham English Bible
and the slope of the wadis that spreads out to the dwelling of Ar and lies at the boundary of Moab."
English Standard Version
and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans to the border of Moab."
New Century Version
and the slopes of the ravines that lead to the settlement of Ar. These places are at the border of Moab."
New English Translation
and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab."
Amplified Bible
And the slope of the wadis That stretches toward the site of Ar And leans to the border of Moab."
New American Standard Bible
And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And at the streame of the riuers yt goeth downe to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth vpon the border of Moab.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the slope of the wadisThat extends to the site of Ar,And leans to the border of Moab."
Contemporary English Version
with its valleys that lie alongside the Moabite border and extend to the town of Ar.
Complete Jewish Bible
and the slope of the vadis extending as far as the site of ‘Ar, which lie next to the territory of Mo'av."
Darby Translation
And the stream of the brooks which turneth to the dwelling of Ar, And inclineth toward the border of Moab.
Easy-to-Read Version
and the hills by the valleys that lead to the town of Ar. These places are at the border of Moab."
George Lamsa Translation
And he made straight the slope of the valleys which extended to the site of Ad, which lies over the border of Moab.
Christian Standard Bible®
even the slopes of the ravinesthat extend to the site of Arand lie along the border of Moab.
Literal Translation
and the slope of the torrent-beds that turn down toward the site of Ar, and lean on the border of Moab.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& on the founteyne of the riuer, which boweth downewarde to dwell at Ar, & leaneth theron, to be the border of Moab.
American Standard Version
And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.
Bible in Basic English
The slope of the valleys going down to the tents of Ar and touching the edge of Moab.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And at the streame of the riuers, that goeth downe to the dwellyng of Ar, and lyeth vpon the border of Moab.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the slope of the valleys that inclineth toward the seat of Ar, and leaneth upon the border of Moab.--
King James Version (1611)
And at the streame of the brookes that goeth downe to the dwelling of Ar, & lieth vpon the border of Moab.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he has appointed brooks to cause Er to dwell there; and it lies near to the coasts of Moab.
English Revised Version
And the slope of the valleys That inclineth toward the dwelling of Ar, And leaneth upon the border of Moab.
Berean Standard Bible
even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the harde rochis of the strondis weren bowid, that tho schulen reste in Arnon, and schulden ligge in the coostis of Moabitis.
Young's Literal Translation
And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'
Update Bible Version
And the slope of the valleys that inclines toward the dwelling of Ar, And leans on the border of Moab.
Webster's Bible Translation
And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
World English Bible
The slope of the valleys That inclines toward the dwelling of Ar, Leans on the border of Moab.
New King James Version
And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab."
New Living Translation
and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab."
New Life Bible
and the hill-side of the valleys that goes to the place of Ar, and rests on the side of Moab."
New Revised Standard
and the slopes of the wadis that extend to the seat of Ar, and lie along the border of Moab."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the bottom of the ravines, that extendeth toward the dwelling of Ar, - And adjoineth to the boundary of Moab,
Douay-Rheims Bible
The rocks of the torrents were bowed down that they might rest in Ar, and lie down in the borders of the Moabites.
Revised Standard Version
and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans to the border of Moab."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab."

Contextual Overview

10 The Israelites moved on and camped at Oboth. 11 After leaving that place, they camped at the ruins of Abarim in the wilderness east of Moabite territory. 12 Then they camped in Zered Valley. 13 From there they moved again and camped on the north side of the Arnon River, in the wilderness which extends into Amorite territory. (The Arnon was the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.) 14 That is why The Book of the Lord 's Battles speaks of "… the town of Waheb in the area of Suphah, and the valleys; the Arnon River, 15 and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward the border of Moab." 16 From there they went on to a place called Wells, where the Lord said to Moses, "Bring the people together, and I will give them water." 17 At that time the people of Israel sang this song: "Wells, produce your water; And we will greet it with a song— 18 The well dug by princes And by leaders of the people, Dug with a royal scepter And with their walking sticks." They moved from the wilderness to Mattanah, 19 and from there they went on to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ar: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:9, Deuteronomy 2:18, Deuteronomy 2:29, Isaiah 15:1

lieth: Heb. leaneth

Reciprocal: Numbers 20:8 - the rod

Cross-References

Genesis 21:1
The Lord blessed Sarah, as he had promised,
Genesis 21:3
Abraham named him Isaac,
Genesis 21:14
Early the next morning Abraham gave Hagar some food and a leather bag full of water. He put the child on her back and sent her away. She left and wandered about in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 21:22
At that time Abimelech went with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
Genesis 21:25
Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
2 Kings 3:9
So King Joram and the kings of Judah and Edom set out. After marching seven days, they ran out of water, and there was none left for the men or the pack animals.
Psalms 63:1
O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.
Isaiah 44:12
The metalworker takes a piece of metal and works with it over a fire. His strong arm swings a hammer to pound the metal into shape. As he works, he gets hungry, thirsty, and tired.
Jeremiah 14:3
The rich people send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; they come back with their jars empty. Discouraged and confused, they hide their faces.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar,.... All that part of the country which lay upon the stream, as far as the city of Ar, the metropolis of Moab, called Ar of Moab, Isaiah 15:1,

and lieth upon the border of Moab; as that city did; so far goes the quotation out of the aforesaid book, as a proof of what was taken by the Amorites from the Moabites, and were not in their possession when Israel were upon their borders; and therefore, in taking them from the Amorites, did no wrong to Moab.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To the dwelling of Ar - Ar (compare Numbers 21:28; Isaiah 15:1) was on the bank of the Arnon, lower down the stream than where the Israelites crossed. Near the spot where the upper Arnon receives the tributary Nahaliel Numbers 21:19, there rises, in the midst of the meadow-land between the two torrents, a hill covered with the ruins of the ancient city (Joshua 13:9, Joshua 13:16; compare Deuteronomy 2:36).


 
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