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THE MESSAGE
Numbers 21:17
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Hebrew Names Version
Then sang Yisra'el this song: Spring up, well; sing you to it:
Then sang Yisra'el this song: Spring up, well; sing you to it:
King James Version
Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Lexham English Bible
Then Israel sang this song, "Arise, well water! Sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song, "Arise, well water! Sing to it!
English Standard Version
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
New Century Version
Then the Israelites sang this song: "Pour out water, well! Sing about it.
Then the Israelites sang this song: "Pour out water, well! Sing about it.
New English Translation
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, sing to it!
Amplified Bible
Then Israel sang this song, "Spring up, O well! Sing to it,
Then Israel sang this song, "Spring up, O well! Sing to it,
New American Standard Bible
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Israel sang this song, Rise vp wel, sing ye vnto it.
Then Israel sang this song, Rise vp wel, sing ye vnto it.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Israel sang this song:"Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song:"Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
Contemporary English Version
That's also the same well the Israelites sang about in this song: Let's celebrate! The well has given us water.
That's also the same well the Israelites sang about in this song: Let's celebrate! The well has given us water.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Isra'el sang this song: "Spring up, oh well! Sing to the well
Then Isra'el sang this song: "Spring up, oh well! Sing to the well
Darby Translation
Then Israel sang this song, Rise up, well! sing unto it:
Then Israel sang this song, Rise up, well! sing unto it:
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Israelites sang this song: "Well, flow with water! Sing about it!
Then the Israelites sang this song: "Well, flow with water! Sing about it!
George Lamsa Translation
Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:
Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:
Good News Translation
At that time the people of Israel sang this song: "Wells, produce your water; And we will greet it with a song—
At that time the people of Israel sang this song: "Wells, produce your water; And we will greet it with a song—
Christian Standard Bible®
Then Israel sang this song:
Then Israel sang this song:
Literal Translation
Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, O well, sing to it;
Then Israel sang this song: Spring up, O well, sing to it;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sange Israel this songe, and they sange one after another ouer the well:
Then sange Israel this songe, and they sange one after another ouer the well:
American Standard Version
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Bible in Basic English
Then Israel gave voice to this song: Come up, O water-spring, let us make a song to it:
Then Israel gave voice to this song: Come up, O water-spring, let us make a song to it:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then Israel sang this song: Spryng vp well, syng ye vnto it:
Then Israel sang this song: Spryng vp well, syng ye vnto it:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well--sing ye unto it--
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well--sing ye unto it--
King James Version (1611)
Then Israel sang this song, Spring vp O well, Sing ye vnto it:
Then Israel sang this song, Spring vp O well, Sing ye vnto it:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin to sing of the well;
Then Israel sang this song at the well, Begin to sing of the well;
English Revised Version
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Berean Standard Bible
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, all of you sing to it!
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thanne Israel soong this song, The pit stie;
Thanne Israel soong this song, The pit stie;
Young's Literal Translation
Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well -- they have answered to it:
Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well -- they have answered to it:
Update Bible Version
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; you sing to it:
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, O well; you sing to it:
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Israel sung this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:
Then Israel sung this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye to it:
World English Bible
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, well; sing you to it:
Then sang Israel this song: Spring up, well; sing you to it:
New King James Version
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it--
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! All of you sing to it--
New Living Translation
There the Israelites sang this song: "Spring up, O well! Yes, sing its praises!
There the Israelites sang this song: "Spring up, O well! Yes, sing its praises!
New Life Bible
Then Israel sang this song: "Come up, O well! Sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song: "Come up, O well! Sing to it!
New Revised Standard
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then, sang Israel this song, - Spring thou up, O well! Respond ye thereunto;
Then, sang Israel this song, - Spring thou up, O well! Respond ye thereunto;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto:
Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto:
Revised Standard Version
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! --Sing to it! --
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! --Sing to it! --
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
Contextual Overview
10The People of Israel set out and camped at Oboth. They left Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim in the wilderness that faces Moab on the east. They went from there and pitched camp in the Zered Valley. Their next camp was alongside the Arnon River, which marks the border between Amorite country and Moab. The Book of the Wars of God refers to this place: Waheb in Suphah, the canyons of Arnon; Along the canyon ravines that lead to the village Ar And lean hard against the border of Moab. 16They went on to Beer (The Well), where God said to Moses, "Gather the people; I'll give them water." That's where Israel sang this song: Erupt, Well! Sing the Song of the Well, the well sunk by princes, Dug out by the peoples' leaders digging with their scepters and staffs. 19From the wilderness their route went from Mattanah to Nahaliel to Bamoth (The Heights) to the valley that opens into the fields of Moab from where Pisgah (The Summit) rises and overlooks Jeshimon (Wasteland).
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sang: Exodus 15:1, Exodus 15:2, Judges 5:1, Psalms 105:2, Psalms 106:12, Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 12:5, James 5:13
Spring up: Heb. ascend
sing ye: or answer
Reciprocal: Isaiah 26:1 - this song Isaiah 27:2 - sing Hosea 2:15 - she shall sing
Cross-References
Genesis 15:1
After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"
After all these things, this word of God came to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I'm your shield. Your reward will be grand!"
Genesis 16:9
The angel of God said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting. From this pregnancy, you'll get a son: Name him Ishmael; for God heard you, God answered you. He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."
The angel of God said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting. From this pregnancy, you'll get a son: Name him Ishmael; for God heard you, God answered you. He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."
Genesis 21:1
God visited Sarah exactly as he said he would; God did to Sarah what he promised: Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a son in his old age, and at the very time God had set. Abraham named him Isaac. When his son was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded.
God visited Sarah exactly as he said he would; God did to Sarah what he promised: Sarah became pregnant and gave Abraham a son in his old age, and at the very time God had set. Abraham named him Isaac. When his son was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded.
Genesis 21:14
Abraham got up early the next morning, got some food together and a canteen of water for Hagar, put them on her back and sent her away with the child. She wandered off into the desert of Beersheba. When the water was gone, she left the child under a shrub and went off, fifty yards or so. She said, "I can't watch my son die." As she sat, she broke into sobs.
Abraham got up early the next morning, got some food together and a canteen of water for Hagar, put them on her back and sent her away with the child. She wandered off into the desert of Beersheba. When the water was gone, she left the child under a shrub and went off, fifty yards or so. She said, "I can't watch my son die." As she sat, she broke into sobs.
Genesis 46:3
God said, "I am the God of your father. Don't be afraid of going down to Egypt. I'm going to make you a great nation there. I'll go with you down to Egypt; I'll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he'll close your eyes."
God said, "I am the God of your father. Don't be afraid of going down to Egypt. I'm going to make you a great nation there. I'll go with you down to Egypt; I'll also bring you back here. And when you die, Joseph will be with you; with his own hand he'll close your eyes."
Exodus 3:7
God said, "I've taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people in Egypt. I've heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come down to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey, the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
God said, "I've taken a good, long look at the affliction of my people in Egypt. I've heard their cries for deliverance from their slave masters; I know all about their pain. And now I have come down to help them, pry them loose from the grip of Egypt, get them out of that country and bring them to a good land with wide-open spaces, a land lush with milk and honey, the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
Exodus 14:13
Moses spoke to the people: "Don't be afraid. Stand firm and watch God do his work of salvation for you today. Take a good look at the Egyptians today for you're never going to see them again.
Moses spoke to the people: "Don't be afraid. Stand firm and watch God do his work of salvation for you today. Take a good look at the Egyptians today for you're never going to see them again.
2 Kings 13:4
Then Jehoahaz prayed for a softening of God 's anger, and God listened. He realized how wretched Israel had become under the brutalities of the king of Aram. So God provided a savior for Israel who brought them out from under Aram's oppression. The children of Israel were again able to live at peace in their own homes. But it didn't make any difference: They didn't change their lives, didn't turn away from the Jeroboam-sins that now characterized Israel, including the sex-and-religion shrines of Asherah still flourishing in Samaria.
Then Jehoahaz prayed for a softening of God 's anger, and God listened. He realized how wretched Israel had become under the brutalities of the king of Aram. So God provided a savior for Israel who brought them out from under Aram's oppression. The children of Israel were again able to live at peace in their own homes. But it didn't make any difference: They didn't change their lives, didn't turn away from the Jeroboam-sins that now characterized Israel, including the sex-and-religion shrines of Asherah still flourishing in Samaria.
Isaiah 22:1
A Message concerning the Valley of Vision: What's going on here anyway? All this partying and noisemaking, Shouting and cheering in the streets, the city noisy with celebrations! You have no brave soldiers to honor, no combat heroes to be proud of. Your leaders were all cowards, captured without even lifting a sword, A country of cowards captured escaping the battle.
A Message concerning the Valley of Vision: What's going on here anyway? All this partying and noisemaking, Shouting and cheering in the streets, the city noisy with celebrations! You have no brave soldiers to honor, no combat heroes to be proud of. Your leaders were all cowards, captured without even lifting a sword, A country of cowards captured escaping the battle.
Matthew 15:32
But Jesus wasn't finished with them. He called his disciples and said, "I hurt for these people. For three days now they've been with me, and now they have nothing to eat. I can't send them away without a meal—they'd probably collapse on the road."
But Jesus wasn't finished with them. He called his disciples and said, "I hurt for these people. For three days now they've been with me, and now they have nothing to eat. I can't send them away without a meal—they'd probably collapse on the road."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then Israel sang this song,.... Being affected with the free favour and good will of God towards them:
spring up, O well; for the springing up of which they prayed in faith, believing in the promise of God, that it would spring up; and so encouraged one another not only to believe it, but even to sing on account of it before it actually did:
sing ye unto it; or on account of it praise the Lord for it; or "answer to it" m, it being their manner to sing their songs by responses, or alternately.
m ענו לה "respondete ei", Montanus; "alternis canite ei", Tigurine version, Piscator.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
This song, recognized by all authorities as dating from the earliest times, and suggested apparently by the fact that God in this place gave the people water not from the rock, but by commanding Moses to cause a well to be dug, bespeaks the glad zeal, the joyful faith, and the hearty cooperation among all ranks, which possessed the people. In after time it may well have been the water-drawing song of the maidens of Israel.
Numbers 21:18
By the direction of the lawgiver - Some render, with the lawgiver’s scepter; i. e. under the direction and with the authority of Moses; compare Genesis 49:10, and note.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Numbers 21:17. Spring up, O well, &c. — This is one of the most ancient war songs in the world, but is not easily understood, which is commonly the case with all very ancient compositions, especially the poetic. Exodus 15:1; Exodus 15:1, &c.
