Numbers 21:18
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The 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 princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
In other translations
The 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 princes dug the well; the nobles of the people hollowed it out with their scepters and with their staffs.” From the wilderness the Israelites went on to Mattanah,
Hebrew words
בְּאֵרbe'era wellH875חֲפָרוּהָchafaruha[which] they dug itH2658שָׂרִיםsarim[the] leadersH8269כָּרוּהָkaruha[which] they dug itH3738נְדִיבֵיnedivei[the] noble [people] ofH5081הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971בִּמְחֹקֵקbimchokekwith a ruler's staffH2710בְּמִשְׁעֲנֹתָםbemish'anotamwith staffs theirH4938וּמִמִּדְבָּרumimidbarand from [the] wildernessH4057מַתָּנָה׃matanahMattanahH4980
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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Places: Mattanah