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Numbers 21:20

Numbers 21:20
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Let me pass through thy land,.... Through some part of it, which would have been a shorter way to the river Jordan, over which Israel was to pass into the land of Canaan; the terms proposed, or things…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

In the country of Moab - Rather, in the field of Moab: the upland pastures, or flat downs, intersected by the ravine of Wady Waleh. Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon - Or, “toward the waste.” See…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Numbers 21:10-20

We have here an account of the several stages and removals of the children of Israel, till they came into the plains of Moab, out of which they at length passed over Jordan into Canaan, as we read in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the valley that is in the region of Moab, [om. to the top of the Pisgah The two expressions are placed somewhat awkwardly in apposition; but they appear to mean: the valley which is in that part of…