Numbers 21:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. | and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland. | and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert. |
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Where
- Bamoth settlementMapAbout this place
- Jeshimon regionMapAbout this place
- Moab 1 regionMapAbout this place
- Pisgah mountainMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and from Bamoth | וּמִבָּמ֗וֹת | u-mi-ba-MOT | H1120G | Bamothבָּמוֹת (ba.mot) § Bamoth = "high places" or "great high place" a town on the river Arnon in Moab |
| the valley | הַגַּיְא֙ | ha-gaY' | H1516R | valleyגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge |
| which | אֲשֶׁר֙ | 'a-SHER | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| [is] in [the] region of | בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה | bis-DEH | H7704G | No entry |
| Moab | מוֹאָ֔ב | mo-'AV | H4124G | Moabמוֹאָב (mo.av) Moab = "of his father" the nation descended from the son of Lot Also named: mo.a.vi (מוֹאָבִי "Moab" H4125) |
| [the] top of | רֹ֖אשׁ | rosh | H7218I | No entry |
| the Pisgah | הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה | ha-pis-GAH | H6449 | Slopes (of Pisgah)אַשְׁדּוֹת (ash.dot hap.pis.gah) Ashdoth-pisgah = "slopes of Pisgah" the mountains of Pisgah, which include Mt. Nebo Combined with pis.gah (פִּסְגָּה "Pisgah" H6449) |
| and it looked down | וְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה | ve-nish-KA-fah | H8259 | to lookשָׁקַף (sha.qaph) 1) to overlook, look down or out, overhang, look out and down 1a) (Niphal) to lean over (and look), look down 1b) (Hiphil) to look down, look down upon |
| over | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| [the] face of | פְּנֵ֥י | pe-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| the desolate place | הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ פ | hay-shi-MON | H3452H | wildernessיְשִׁימוֹן (ye.shi.mon) waste, wilderness, desert, desolate place |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.