Numbers 21:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The well,בְּאֵ֞ר
(be·'er)
875: a well, pitfrom baar
which the leadersשָׂרִ֗ים
(sa·rim)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
sank,חֲפָר֣וּהָ
(cha·fa·ru·ha)
2658: to dig, search fora prim. root
Which the noblesנְדִיבֵ֣י
(ne·di·vei)
5081: inclined, generous, noblefrom nadab
of the peopleהָעָ֔ם
(ha·'am,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
dug,כָּר֙וּהָ֙
(ka·ru·ha)
3738a: to diga prim. root
With the scepterבִּמְחֹקֵ֖ק
(bim·cho·kek)
2710: to cut in, inscribe, decreea prim. root
[and] with their staffs."בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָ֑ם
(be·mish·'a·no·tam;)
4938b: a stafffrom shaan
And from the wildernessוּמִמִּדְבָּ֖ר
(u·mim·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
[they continued] to Mattanah,מַתָּנָֽה׃
(mat·ta·nah.)
4980: a place E. of the Jordanfem. of mattan


















KJV Lexicon
The princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
digged
chaphar  (khaw-far')
to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore -- dig, paw, search out, seek.
the well
'er  (be-ayr')
a pit; especially a well -- pit, well.
the nobles
nadiyb  (naw-deeb')
voluntary, i.e. generous; hence, magnanimous; as noun, a grandee (sometimes a tyrant) -- free, liberal (things), noble, prince, willing (hearted).
of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
digged
karah  (kaw-raw')
to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or open -- dig, make (a banquet), open.
it by the direction of the lawgiver
chaqaq  (khaw-kak')
to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribe
with their staves
mish`enah  (mish-ay-naw')
support (abstractly), i.e. (figuratively) sustenance or (concretely) a walking-stick -- staff.
And from the wilderness
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
they went to Mattanah
Mattanah  (mat-taw-naw')
Mattanah, a place in the Desert -- Mattanah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The well, which the leaders sank, Which the nobles of the people dug, With the scepter and with their staffs." And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah,

King James Bible
The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with a scepter and with their staffs. They went from the wilderness to Mattanah,

International Standard Version
It's the well that the leaders dug, the one carved out by the nobles of the people with their scepters and staffs. Then they moved on in the wilderness from there to Mattanah,

NET Bible
The well which the princes dug, which the leaders of the people opened with their scepters and their staffs." And from the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the well dug by princes, dug out by the nobles of the people with their scepters and staffs." From the desert they went to Mattanah,

King James 2000 Bible
The princes dug the well, the nobles of the people dug it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
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