Numbers 21:18

“The well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people excavated, with the scepter, with their staffs.” And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,”

Numbers 21:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Numbers 21:18, word by word

The wellבְּאֵרbeer

well

A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.

Where else “beer” appears
that the princesשָׂרִיםsarim

nobleman

Someone of high rank by family or office: a noble, a great lord.

Where else “sarim” appears
dugחֲפָרוּchafaru

dig

To make a well or a pit in the ground.

Where else “chafaru” appears
that the noblesנְדִיבֵיnedive

noble

A man of rank who governs or decides; the prince of a people.

Where else “nedive” appears
of the peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

Where else “am” appears
excavatedכָּרוּkaru

dig

To dig a well or a grave.

Where else “karu” appears
with the scepterמְחֹקֵקmechokek

ruler's staff

The staff of the ruler.

Where else “mechokek” appears
with their staffsמִשְׁעֲנֹתָmishanota

staff

A stick one carries in the hand to lean on while walking.

Where else “mishanota” appears
And from the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears
they went to Mattanahמַתָּנָהmatana

Mattanah

Mattanah, a place in the wilderness. The name means "gift."

Where else “matana” appears

The context

17Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, O well! Sing to it!

18 · This verse (above)

19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth,

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