Numbers 21:4 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּסְע֞וּ	vai.yis.'U	and they set out	H5265 →
מֵהֹ֤ר	me.Hor	from Hor	H2023 →
הָהָר֙	ha.Har	the mountain	H2022 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְ	De.rekh	[the] direction of	H1870 →
יַם־	yam-	[the] sea of	H3220 →
ס֔וּף	Suf	reed[s]	H5488 →
לִסְבֹ֖ב	lis.Vo	to go around	H5437 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֶ֣רֶץ	'E.retz	[the] land of	H776 →
אֱד֑וֹם	'e.Dom	Edom	H123 →
וַתִּקְצַ֥ר	va.tik.Tzar	and it became short	H7114 →
נֶֽפֶשׁ־	ne.fesh-	[the] self of	H5315 →
הָעָ֖ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃	ba.Da.rekh	on the way	H1870 →

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

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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
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.
leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
  And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 2 Timothy 3:12
  Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,
- John 16:33
  I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”
- Romans 8:17
  And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:2–4
  We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
Through
Exodus 6:9
Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
leads to
- Exodus 5:21
  “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill…
Through
Judges 11:18
Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon.…
leads to
- Deuteronomy 2:1–8
  Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.
- Numbers 21:4–13
  Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Exodus 6:9Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.Judges 11:18Then Israel traveled through the wilderness and bypassed the lands of Edom and Moab. They came to the east side of the land of Moab and camped on the other side of the Arnon. But they did not enter the territory of Moab, since the Arnon was its border.Deuteronomy 2:1Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea, as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.Numbers 32:7Why are you discouraging the Israelites from crossing into the land that the LORD has given them?Acts 14:22strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.Numbers 32:9For when your fathers went up to the Valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land that the LORD had given them.1 Thessalonians 3:3–4so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.Numbers 33:41And the Israelites set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah.Numbers 20:22After they had set out from Kadesh, the whole congregation of Israel came to Mount Hor.Numbers 33:37They set out from Kadesh and camped at Mount Hor, on the outskirts of the land of Edom.Deuteronomy 1:40But you are to turn back and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”Numbers 20:27So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation.Numbers 20:18–23But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”Deuteronomy 2:5–8Do not provoke them, for I will not give you any of their land, not even a footprint, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as his possession.Numbers 14:25Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.”2 Kings 3:8Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.

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