Numbers 21:14
Why it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
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Joshua 10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves on their enemies...

2 Samuel 1:18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bow: behold, it is written in the book of Jasher.)

What he did. or, Vaheb in Suphah. The following seems to be the sense of this passage; 'From Vaheb in Suphah, and the torrents of Arnon, even the effusion of the torrents, which goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth for the boundary of Moab; even from thence to the well; (which is the well of which Jehovah spake unto Moses, Gather the people, and I will give them water. Then sang Israel this song; Spring up, O Well! Answer ye to it. The well, princes digged it; even nobles of the people digged it, by a decree, upon their border;) and from the wilderness (or the well, as in LXX) to Mattanah; and from Mattanah,' The whole of this, from ver.

Numbers 21:14-20 Why it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon...

, is a fragment from 'the book of the wars of Jehovah,' probably a book of remembrances or directions written by Moses for the use of Joshua, and describes the several boundaries of the land of Moab. This rendering removes every obscurity, and obviates every difficulty.



Context
The Journey to Moab

10And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in Oboth. 11And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sun rise. 12From there they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. 13From there they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14Why it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, 15And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies on the border of Moab. 16And from there they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spoke to Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water. 17Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing you to it: 18The princes dig the well, the nobles of the people dig it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah: 19And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth: 20And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks toward Jeshimon.
Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Wherefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Jehovah, Vaheb in Suphah, And the valleys of the Arnon,


Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord: As he did in the Red Sea, so will he do in the streams of Amen.


Darby Bible Translation
Therefore it is said in the book of the wars of Jehovah, Vaheb in Suphah, and the brooks of Arnon;


King James Bible
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,


Young's Literal Translation
therefore it is said in a book, 'The wars of Jehovah,' -- 'Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;


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