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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Numbers 21:17
Then Israel sang this song: "Come up, O well! Sing to it!
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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 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
10 The people of Israel traveled on, and set up their tents in Oboth. 11 Then they left Oboth and stopped at Iye-abarim, in the desert beside Moab, to the east. 12 From there they traveled on to Wadi Zered. 13 And from there they traveled on and set up their tents on the other side of the Arnon. It is in the desert that goes out from the land of the Amorites. For the Arnon is the side of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14 So it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: "Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon, 15 and the hill-side of the valleys that goes to the place of Ar, and rests on the side of Moab." 16 From there they went on to Beer. That is the well where the Lord said to Moses, "Gather the people together, so I may give them water." 17 Then Israel sang this song: "Come up, O well! Sing to it! 18 The well, which the leaders dug, which the rulers of the people dug, with the special stick of power and with their walking sticks." From the desert they went on to Mattanah. 19 From Mattanah they went to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth.
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 these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a special dream, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your safe place. Your reward will be very great."
After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a special dream, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your safe place. Your reward will be very great."
Genesis 16:9
Then the angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your boss. Put yourself under her power."
Then the angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your boss. Put yourself under her power."
Genesis 16:11
The angel of the Lord also said to her, "See, you are going to have a child. And you will give birth to a son. You will give him the name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard how you have suffered.
The angel of the Lord also said to her, "See, you are going to have a child. And you will give birth to a son. You will give him the name Ishmael, because the Lord has heard how you have suffered.
Genesis 21:1
Then the Lord visited Sarah as He had said and did for her as He had promised.
Then the Lord visited Sarah as He had said and did for her as He had promised.
Genesis 21:2
Sarah was able to have a child and she gave birth to a son when Abraham was very old. He was born at the time the Lord said it would happen.
Sarah was able to have a child and she gave birth to a son when Abraham was very old. He was born at the time the Lord said it would happen.
Genesis 21:4
Then Abraham did the religious act of the Jews on Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had told him to do.
Then Abraham did the religious act of the Jews on Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had told him to do.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. All who hear will laugh with me."
And Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. All who hear will laugh with me."
Genesis 21:13
But I will also make a nation of the son of the woman who serves you, because he is your son."
But I will also make a nation of the son of the woman who serves you, because he is your son."
Genesis 21:14
So Abraham got up early in the morning. He took bread and a leather bag of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. He gave her the boy, and sent her away. She left, and went from place to place in the desert in Beersheba.
So Abraham got up early in the morning. He took bread and a leather bag of water, and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder. He gave her the boy, and sent her away. She left, and went from place to place in the desert in Beersheba.
Genesis 46:3
He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. For I will make you a great nation there.
He said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go to Egypt. For I will make you a great nation there.
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.
