18The princes dig the well, the nobles of the people dig it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:


In Context

15 And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies on the border of Moab.

16 And from there they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spoke to Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing you to it:

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

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

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

Numbers 21:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

21:18about the well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank- the nobles with scepters and staffs." Then they went from the desert to Mattanah,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The well, which the princes dug, and the chiefs of the people prepared by the direction of the lawgiver, and with their staves. And they marched from the wilderness to Mathana.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The well, which the princes digged, Which the nobles of the people delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18Well which princes digged, which the nobles of the people hollowed out at the word of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

21:18The well, which the princes digged, Which the nobles of the people delved, With the sceptre, and with their staves. And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staffs. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.| From the wilderness [they traveled] to Mattanah;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

21:18A well — digged it have princes, Prepared it have nobles of the people, With the lawgiver, with their staves.' And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah,