_AND WHEN KING ARAD THE CANAANITE, WHICH DWELT IN THE SOUTH, HEARD
TELL THAT ISRAEL CAME BY THE WAY OF THE SPIES; THEN HE FOUGHT AGAINST
ISRAEL, AND TOOK SOME OF THEM PRISONERS._
King Arad the Canaanite, х_ HA-KªNA`ªNIY_ (H3669) _ MELEK_ (H4428)
_ `ARAAD_ (H6166)] - the Canaanite king of Arad; an a... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ISRAEL VOWED A VOW UNTO THE LORD, AND SAID, IF THOU WILT INDEED
DELIVER THIS PEOPLE INTO MY HAND, THEN I WILL UTTERLY DESTROY THEIR
CITIES._
Israel vowed a vow. Made to feel their own weakness, they implored the
aid of Heaven, and, in anticipation of it, devoted the cities of this
king to futu... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE LORD HEARKENED TO THE VOICE OF ISRAEL, AND DELIVERED UP THE
CANAANITES; AND THEY UTTERLY DESTROYED THEM AND THEIR CITIES: AND HE
CALLED THE NAME OF THE PLACE HORMAH._
And they utterly destroyed them and their cities - х_ WAYACHAREEM_
(H2763), devoted to destruction; Septuagint, anathematis... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY JOURNEYED FROM MOUNT HOR BY THE WAY OF THE RED SEA, TO
COMPASS THE LAND OF EDOM: AND THE SOUL OF THE PEOPLE WAS MUCH
DISCOURAGED BECAUSE OF THE WAY._
They journeyed from mount Hor. On being refused the passage requested,
they returned through the Arabah, "the way of the Red Sea," to Elath... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE PEOPLE SPAKE AGAINST GOD, AND AGAINST MOSES, WHEREFORE HAVE
YE BROUGHT US UP OUT OF EGYPT TO DIE IN THE WILDERNESS? FOR THERE IS
NO BREAD, NEITHER IS THERE ANY WATER; AND OUR SOUL LOATHETH THIS LIGHT
BREAD._
Our soul loatheth this light bread - i:e., bread without substance or
nutritious q... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE LORD SENT FIERY SERPENTS AMONG THE PEOPLE, AND THEY BIT THE
PEOPLE; AND MUCH PEOPLE OF ISRAEL DIED._
The Lord sent fiery serpents, х_ HANªCHAASHIYM_ (H5175) _
HASªRAAPIYM_ (H8314); Septuagint, tous opheis tous thanatountas] -
deadly serpents. That part of the desert where the Israelites no... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEREFORE THE PEOPLE CAME TO MOSES, AND SAID, WE HAVE SINNED, FOR WE
HAVE SPOKEN AGAINST THE LORD, AND AGAINST THEE; PRAY UNTO THE LORD,
THAT HE TAKE AWAY THE SERPENTS FROM US. AND MOSES PRAYED FOR THE
PEOPLE._
We have sinned. The severity of the scourge and the appalling extent
of mortality broug... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SET FORWARD, AND PITCHED IN OBOTH._
The children of Israel set forward - along the eastern frontier of the
Edomites, encamping in various stations.
PITCHED IN OBOTH, х_ 'OBOT_ (H88), waterskins; Septuagint, Oobooth].
It appears (Numbers 33:44) that this place, which wa... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY JOURNEYED FROM OBOTH, AND PITCHED AT IJEABARIM, IN THE
WILDERNESS WHICH IS BEFORE MOAB, TOWARD THE SUNRISING._
Pitched at Ije-abarim, х_ Bª-`IYEEY-HAA-`ABAARIYM_ (H5863)] - at the
heaps or mounds, probably covered with ruins, of Abarim: a name
descriptive generally of the highland region... [ Continue Reading ]
_FROM THENCE THEY REMOVED, AND PITCHED IN THE VALLEY OF ZARED._
Pitched in the valley of Zared, х_ ZAARED_ (H2218)] - torrent bed or
Wady of Zared (woody), now Wady el-Ahsy [Septuagint, eis pharanga
zared], forming the natural boundary which separates Edom (now Jelab)
from the northern kingdom of M... [ Continue Reading ]
_FROM THENCE THEY REMOVED, AND PITCHED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ARNON,
WHICH IS IN THE WILDERNESS THAT COMETH OUT OF THE COASTS OF THE
AMORITES: FOR ARNON IS THE BORDER OF MOAB, BETWEEN MOAB AND THE
AMORITES._
Pitched on the other side of Arnon - now el-Mojib, which springs from
a fountain near Kul'at... [ Continue Reading ]
_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,_
Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the Lord. A fragment
or passage is here quoted from a historical poem, descriptive of the
wars of the Israelites, principally with a vi... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AT THE STREAM OF THE BROOKS THAT GOETH DOWN TO THE DWELLING OF
AR, AND LIETH UPON THE BORDER OF MOAB._
And at the stream of the brooks х_ Wª'ESHED_ (H793) _
HANªCHAALIYM_ (H5158)] - and at the pouring out of the torrents;
i:e., the ravines of the mountains, through which the torrents issuing
u... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND FROM THENCE THEY WENT TO BEER: THAT IS THE WELL WHEREOF THE LORD
SPAKE UNTO MOSES, GATHER THE PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND I WILL GIVE THEM
WATER._
From thence they went to Beer - i:e., a well. The name was probably
given to it afterward, as it is not mentioned, Numbers 33:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEN ISRAEL SANG THIS SONG, SPRING UP, O WELL; SING YE UNTO IT:_
Then Israel sang. This beautiful little song was in accordance with
the wants and feelings of traveling caravans in the East, where water
is an occasion both of prayer and thanksgiving. From the princes using
their official rods only... [ Continue Reading ]
_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:_
By the direction of the lawgiver, х_ BIMªCHOQEEQ_ (H2710)] - by a
staff or sceptre (cf. Genesis 49:10; Psalms 60:9). The word someti... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND FROM MATTANAH TO NAHALIEL: AND FROM NAHALIEL TO BAMOTH:_
And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah. Our translators seem,
by supplying the words, "they went," to have regarded this passage as
containing an enumeration of the principal encampments of Israel
during their progress through the... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND FROM BAMOTH IN THE VALLEY, THAT IS IN THE COUNTRY OF MOAB, TO THE
TOP OF PISGAH, WHICH LOOKETH TOWARD JESHIMON._
Bamoth, х_ UWMI-BAAMOWT_ (H1120) _ HAGAYª'_ (H1516)] - heights or
high places in the gorge or narrow glen (cf. Numbers 22:41; Joshua
13:17; Isaiah 15:2).
THAT IS IN THE COUNTRY OF... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ISRAEL SENT MESSENGERS UNTO SIHON KING OF THE AMORITES, SAYING,_
Israel sent messengers unto Sihon ... - (see the notes at Numbers
20:17.) The place from which the messengers were sent was Kedemoth -
i:e., eastward (see the note at Deuteronomy 11:26). The rejection of
their respectful and paci... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ISRAEL SMOTE HIM WITH THE EDGE OF THE SWORD, AND POSSESSED HIS
LAND FROM ARNON UNTO JABBOK, EVEN UNTO THE CHILDREN OF AMMON: FOR THE
BORDER OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON WAS STRONG._
Israel ... possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the
children of Ammon. The brook х_ NAACHAL_ (H5157)... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ISRAEL TOOK ALL THESE CITIES: AND ISRAEL DWELT IN ALL THE CITIES
OF THE AMORITES, IN HESHBON, AND IN ALL THE VILLAGES THEREOF._
Israel dwelt in all the cities - such as Beth-gamul, Bozrah, Kerioth,
etc. (Jeremiah 48:21), after exterminating the inhabitants, who were
previously doomed (Deuteron... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR 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, EVEN UNTO ARNON._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHEREFORE THEY THAT SPEAK IN PROVERBS SAY, COME INTO HESHBON, LET THE
CITY OF SIHON BE BUILT AND PREPARED:_ WHEREFORE THEY THAT SPEAK IN
PROVERBS, х_ HAMOSHªLIYM_ (H4911)] - parables, sententious sayings;
also songs, poems, 'the members of which, by the laws of parallelism,
consisted of two hemisti... [ Continue Reading ]
_THUS ISRAEL DWELT IN THE LAND OF THE AMORITES._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON
THESE VERSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY TURNED AND WENT UP BY THE WAY OF BASHAN: AND OG THE KING OF
BASHAN WENT OUT AGAINST THEM, HE, AND ALL HIS PEOPLE, TO THE BATTLE AT
EDREI._
They turned, and went up by the way of Bashan - a name given to that
district from the richness of its soil (now Batanea or El Bottein); a
hilly regio... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE LORD SAID UNTO MOSES, FEAR HIM NOT: FOR I HAVE DELIVERED HIM
INTO THY HAND, AND ALL HIS PEOPLE, AND HIS LAND; AND THOU SHALT DO TO
HIM AS THOU DIDST UNTO SIHON KING OF THE AMORITES, WHICH DWELT AT
HESHBON._
The Lord said ... Fear him not. This was a necessary encouragement,
because his gig... [ Continue Reading ]