| NET Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1When the Canaanite king of Arad who lived in the Negev heard that Israel was approaching along the road to Atharim, he fought against Israel and took some of them prisoner. | 1When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. |
| 2So Israel made a vow to the LORD and said, "If you will indeed deliver this people into our hand, then we will utterly destroy their cities." | 2And Israel vowed a vow to the LORD and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction.” |
| 3The LORD listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of the place was called Hormah. | 3And the LORD heeded the voice of Israel and gave over the Canaanites, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So the name of the place was called Hormah. |
| 4Then they traveled from Mount Hor by the road to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, but the people became impatient along the way. | 4From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. |
| 5And the people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness, for there is no bread or water, and we detest this worthless food." | 5And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” |
| 6So the LORD sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died. | 6Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. |
| 7Then the people came to Moses and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD that he would take away the snakes from us." So Moses prayed for the people. | 7And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. |
| 8The LORD said to Moses, "Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live." | 8And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” |
| 9So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived. | 9So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. |
| 10The Israelites traveled on and camped in Oboth. | 10And the people of Israel set out and camped in Oboth. |
| 11Then they traveled on from Oboth and camped at Iye Abarim, in the wilderness that is before Moab, on the eastern side. | 11And they set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness that is opposite Moab, toward the sunrise. |
| 12From there they moved on and camped in the valley of Zered. | 12From there they set out and camped in the Valley of Zered. |
| 13From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends from the regions of the Amorites, for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. | 13From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. |
| 14This is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, "Waheb in Suphah and the wadis, the Arnon | 14Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, “Waheb in Suphah, and the valleys of the Arnon, |
| 15and the slope of the valleys that extends to the dwelling of Ar, and falls off at the border of Moab." | 15and the slope of the valleys that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans to the border of Moab.” |
| 16And from there they traveled to Beer; that is the well where the LORD spoke to Moses, "Gather the people and I will give them water." | 16And from there they continued to Beer; that is the well of which the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people together, so that I may give them water.” |
| 17Then Israel sang this song: "Spring up, O well, sing to it! | 17Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!— |
| 18The 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; | 18the well that the princes made, that the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter and with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah, |
| 19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel; and from Nahaliel to Bamoth; | 19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, |
| 20and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, near the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the wilderness. | 20and from Bamoth to the valley lying in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah that looks down on the desert. |
| 21Then Israel sent messengers to King Sihon of the Amorites, saying, | 21Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, |
| 22"Let us pass through your land; we will not turn aside into the fields or into the vineyards, nor will we drink water from any well, but we will go along the King's Highway until we pass your borders." | 22“Let me pass through your land. We will not turn aside into field or vineyard. We will not drink the water of a well. We will go by the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” |
| 23But Sihon did not permit Israel to pass through his border; he gathered all his forces together and went out against Israel into the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. | 23But Sihon would not allow Israel to pass through his territory. He gathered all his people together and went out against Israel to the wilderness and came to Jahaz and fought against Israel. |
| 24But the Israelites defeated him in battle and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strongly defended. | 24And Israel defeated him with the edge of the sword and took possession of his land from the Arnon to the Jabbok, as far as to the Ammonites, for the border of the Ammonites was strong. |
| 25So Israel took all these cities; and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. | 25And Israel took all these cities, and Israel settled in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all its villages. |
| 26For Heshbon was the city of King Sihon of the Amorites. Now he had fought against the former king of Moab and had taken all of his land from his control, as far as the Arnon. | 26For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand, as far as the Arnon. |
| 27That is why those who speak in proverbs say, "Come to Heshbon, let it be built. Let the city of Sihon be established! | 27Therefore the ballad singers say, “Come to Heshbon, let it be built; let the city of Sihon be established. |
| 28For fire went out from Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon. | 28For fire came out from Heshbon, flame from the city of Sihon. It devoured Ar of Moab, and swallowed the heights of the Arnon. |
| 29Woe to you, Moab. You are ruined, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters the prisoners of King Sihon of the Amorites. | 29Woe to you, O Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh! He has made his sons fugitives, and his daughters captives, to an Amorite king, Sihon. |
| 30We have overpowered them; Heshbon has perished as far as Dibon. We have shattered them as far as Nophah, which reaches to Medeba." | 30So we overthrew them; Heshbon, as far as Dibon, perished; and we laid waste as far as Nophah; fire spread as far as Medeba.” |
| 31So the Israelites lived in the land of the Amorites. | 31Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites. |
| 32Moses sent spies to reconnoiter Jaazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. | 32And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they captured its villages and dispossessed the Amorites who were there. |
| 33Then they turned and went up by the road to Bashan. And King Og of Bashan and all his forces marched out against them to do battle at Edrei. | 33Then they turned and went up by the way to Bashan. And Og the king of Bashan came out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. |
| 34And the LORD said to Moses, "Do not fear him, for I have delivered him and all his people and his land into your hand. You will do to him what you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. | 34But the LORD said to Moses, “Do not fear him, for I have given him into your hand, and all his people, and his land. And you shall do to him as you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived at Heshbon.” |
| 35So they defeated Og, his sons, and all his people, until there were no survivors, and they possessed his land. | 35So they defeated him and his sons and all his people, until he had no survivor left. And they possessed his land. |
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