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Wycliffe Bible

Numbers 21:15

the harde rochis of the strondis weren bowid, that tho schulen reste in Arnon, and schulden ligge in the coostis of Moabitis.

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.
Good News Translation
and the slope of the valleys that extend to the town of Ar and toward 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."
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 And the sones of Israel yeden forth, 11 and settiden tentis in Oboth; fro whennus thei yeden forth, and settiden tentis in Neabarym, in the wildirnesse, that biholdith Moab, ayens the eest coost. 12 And thei moueden fro thennus, and camen to the stronde of Zareth; 13 which thei leften, and settiden tentis ayens Arnon, which is in the deseert, and apperith in the coostis of Amorrei. Forsothe Arnon is the terme of Moab, and departith Moabitis and Ammoreis. 14 Wherfor it is seid in the book of batels of the Lord, As he dide in the reed see, so he schal do in the strondis of Arnon; 15 the harde rochis of the strondis weren bowid, that tho schulen reste in Arnon, and schulden ligge in the coostis of Moabitis. 16 Fro that place the pit apperide, of which the Lord spak to Moyses, Gadere thou the puple, and Y schal yyue watir to it. 17 Thanne Israel soong this song, The pit stie; 18 thei sungen togidere, The pit which the princes diggiden, and the duykis of the multitude maden redi, in the yyuere of the lawe, and in her stauys. And thei yeden forth fro the wildirnesse to Mathana, 19 fro Mathana to Naaliel, fro Naaliel in 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
Forsothe God visitide Sare, as he bihiyte, and fillide tho thingis, that he spak.
Genesis 21:3
And Abraham clepide the name of his sone, whom Sare childide to him, Ysaac.
Genesis 21:14
And so Abraham roos eerli, and took breed, and a botel of watir, and puttide on hir schuldre, and bitook the child, and lefte hir; and whanne sche hadde go, sche yede out of the weie in the wildirnesse of Bersabee.
Genesis 21:22
In the same tyme Abymelech, and Ficol, prince of his oost, seide to Abraham, God is with thee in alle thingis whiche thou doist;
Genesis 21:25
And he blamyde Abymelech for the pit of watir, which hise seruauntis token awey bi violence.
2 Kings 3:9
Therfor the kyng of Israel, and the kyng of Juda, and the kyng of Edom, yeden forth, and cumpassiden bi the weie of seuene daies; and `watir was not to the oost, and to the beestis, that sueden hem.
Psalms 63:1
The titil of the two and sixtithe salm. `The salm of Dauid, `whanne he was in the desert of Judee. God, my God, Y wake to thee ful eerli. Mi soule thirstide to thee; my fleisch thirstide to thee ful many foold.
Isaiah 44:12
A smith wrouyte with a file; he fourmyde it in coolis, and in hameris, and he wrouyte with the arm of his strengthe. He schal be hungri, and he schal faile; he schal not drynke watre, and he schal be feynt.
Jeremiah 14:3
Grettere men senten her lesse men to water; thei camen to drawe watir, and thei foundun no water, thei brouyten ayen her vessels voide; thei weren schent and turmentid,

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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