Numbers 21:33 BSB — MannaFest

Numbers 21:33

Then they turned and went up the road to Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army came out to meet them in battle at Edrei.

BSB

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ASV

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 battle at Edrei.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

In these apparently unimportant words is contained the record of the Israelite Num 32:39 occupation of Gilead north of the Jabbok; a territory which, though populated, like southern Gilead, by the Amorites (Deu 3:9; Jos 2:10, etc.), formed part of the domain of Og king of Bashan, who was himself of a different race Deu 3:2; Jos 12:5; Jos 13:11. We are not told whether they were led there by express warrant of God, or whether their advance upon Bashan was provoked by Og and his people.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Bashan was famous for the best timber (witness the oaks of Bashan), and the best breed of cattle, witness the bulls and kine of Bashan, and the lambs and rams of that country, which are celebrated, Deut. xxxii. Wicked men do their utmost to secure themselves and their possessions against the judgments of God, but all in vain, when their day comes, on which they must fall.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Og--a giant, an Amoritish prince, who, having opposed the progress of the Israelites, was defeated. The Lord said unto Moses, Fear him not--a necessary encouragement, for Og's gigantic stature (De 3:11) was calculated to inspire terror.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּפְנוּ֙	vai.yif.Nu	and they turned	H6437 →
וַֽיַּעֲל֔וּ	vai.ya.'a.Lu	and they went up	H5927 →
דֶּ֖רֶךְ	De.rekh	[the] direction of	H1870 →
הַבָּשָׁ֑ן	ha.ba.Shan	<the> Bashan	H1316 →
וַיֵּצֵ֣א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
עוֹג֩	'Og	Og	H5747 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
הַבָּשָׁ֨ן	ha.ba.Shan	<the> Bashan	H1316 →
לִקְרָאתָ֜ם	lik.ra.Tam	to meet them	H7122 →
ה֧וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
עַמּ֛וֹ	a.Mo	people his	H5971 →
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	la.mil.cha.Mah	for <the> battle	H4421 →
אֶדְרֶֽעִי׃	'ed.Re.'i	Edrei	H154 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 1:4
This was after he had defeated Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and then at Edrei had defeated Og king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth.
leads to
- Numbers 21:21–35
  Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Joshua 12:2–6
  Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Valley, along the middle of the valley, up to the Jabbok River (the border of…
- Deuteronomy 2:26
  So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying,
- Joshua 13:10–12
  and all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites who reigned in Heshbon, as far as the border of the Ammonites;
Through
Deuteronomy 32:14
with curds from the herd and milk from the flock, with the fat of lambs, with rams from Bashan, and goats, with the choicest grains of wheat. From the juice of the finest grapes…
leads to
- Genesis 49:11
  He ties his donkey to the vine, his colt to the choicest branch. He washes his garments in wine, his robes in the blood of grapes.
- Psalms 81:16
  But I would feed you the finest wheat; with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”
- Psalms 147:14
  He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
Through
Joshua 13:12
the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them,
leads to
- Joshua 12:4
  And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Numbers

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Numbers