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and the slopeוְאֶשֶׁדof the brooksהַנְּחָלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרextendsנָטָהto the seatלְשֶׁבֶתof Ar,עָרand leansוְנִשְׁעַןon the borderלִגְבוּלof Moab.”מוֹאָב
Numbers 21:15
Study it in the app“and the slope of the brooks that extends to the seat of Ar, and leans on the border of Moab.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Numbers 21:15, word by word
- and the slopeאֶשֶׁדeshed
slope
Slope: a place down which water pours; it comes from a root that means "pour out."
Where else “eshed” appears- of the brooksנְּחָלִיםnechalim
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nechalim” appears- extendsנָטָהnata
incline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “nata” appears- to the seatשֶׁבֶתshevet
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- of Arעָרar
Ar
Ar, a city of Moab. The name means "city."
Where else “ar” appears- and leansנִשְׁעַןnishan
lean
To rest one's weight upon something that holds one up.
Where else “nishan” appears- on the borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
14Therefore it is said in the book of the Wars of YHWH: “Waheb in Suphah, and the brooks of the Arnon,
15 · This verse (above)
16And from there they went to Beer; that is the well of which YHWH said to Moses, “Gather the people, and I will give them water.”