Chapter 21

And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt⁶ in the south, heard⁴ tell that Israel came⁶ by the way of the spies; then he fought¹¹ against Israel, and took⁴ [some] of them prisoners.

And Israel vowed⁴ a vow unto the LORD, and said,⁴ If thou wilt indeed² deliver⁴ this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy⁵² their cities.

And the LORD hearkened⁴ to the voice of Israel, and delivered up⁴ the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed⁵⁵ them and their cities: and he called⁴ the name of the place Hormah.

And they journeyed⁴ from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass² the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged⁴ because of the way.

And the people spake¹⁷ against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up⁵² out of Egypt to die² in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth¹ this light bread.

And the LORD sent¹⁷ fiery serpents among the people, and they bit¹⁷ the people; and much people of Israel died.⁴

Therefore the people came⁴ to Moses, and said,⁴ We have sinned,¹ for we have spoken¹⁴ against the LORD, and against thee; pray¹⁰⁰ unto the LORD, that he take away⁵⁵ the serpents from us. And Moses prayed¹⁰¹ for the people.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Make³ thee a fiery serpent, and set³ it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten,⁷ when he looketh¹ upon it, shall live.¹

And Moses made⁴ a serpent of brass, and put⁴ it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten¹ any man, when he beheld⁵² the serpent of brass, he lived.¹

And the children of Israel set forward,⁴ and pitched⁴ in Oboth.

And they journeyed⁴ from Oboth, and pitched⁴ at Ijeabarim, ⁵⁸⁵⁶ in the wilderness which [is] before Moab, toward the sunrising. ⁸¹²¹

From thence they removed,¹ and pitched⁴ in the valley of Zared.

From thence they removed,¹ and pitched⁴ on the other side of Arnon, which [is] in the wilderness that cometh out⁶ of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon [is] the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Wherefore it is said¹¹ in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down¹ to the dwelling² of Ar, and lieth⁸ upon the border of Moab.

And from thence [they went] to Beer: that [is] the well whereof the LORD spake¹ unto Moses, Gather³ the people together, and I will give⁴ them water.

Then Israel sang⁴ this song, Spring up,³ O well; sing³ ye unto it:

The princes digged¹ the well, the nobles of the people digged¹ it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver,²⁶ with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:

And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

And from Bamoth [in] the valley, that [is] in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh⁸ toward Jeshimon.

And Israel sent⁴ messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,²

Let me pass⁴ through thy land: we will not turn⁴ into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink⁴ [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go⁴ along by the king's [high] way, until we be past⁴ thy borders.

And Sihon would not suffer¹ Israel to pass² through his border: but Sihon gathered⁴ all his people together, and went out⁴ against² Israel into the wilderness: and he came⁴ to Jahaz, and fought¹¹ against Israel.

And Israel smote⁵⁵ him with the edge of the sword, and possessed⁴ his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong.

And Israel took⁴ all these cities: and Israel dwelt⁴ in all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the villages thereof.

For Heshbon [was] the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought⁸ against the former king of Moab, and taken⁴ all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

Wherefore they that speak in proverbs⁶ say,⁴ Come³ into Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built¹¹ and prepared:¹¹³

For there is a fire gone out¹ of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it hath consumed¹ Ar of Moab, [and] the lords of the high places of Arnon.

Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone,¹ O people of Chemosh: he hath given¹ his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

We have shot⁴ at them; Heshbon is perished¹ even unto Dibon, and we have laid them waste⁵⁵ even unto Nophah, which [reacheth] unto Medeba.

Thus Israel dwelt⁴ in the land of the Amorites.

And Moses sent⁴ to spy out¹⁵ Jaazer, and they took⁴ the villages thereof, and drove out^{55 3423 4} the Amorites that [were] there.

And they turned⁴ and went up⁴ by the way of Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan went out⁴ against² them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Fear⁴ him not: for I have delivered¹ him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do¹ to him as thou didst¹ unto Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt⁶ at Heshbon.

So they smote⁵⁵ him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left⁵² him alive: and they possessed⁴ his land.