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Numbers 21:17

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¶ Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
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  1. Exodus 15:1–2Rank 1 from verse 17
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    1THEN sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.

    2The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

  2. Isaiah 12:1–2Rank 2 from verse 17
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    1AND in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

    2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  3. Isaiah 12:5Rank 3 from verse 17
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    5Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

  4. James 5:13Rank 4 from verse 17
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    13Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

  5. Judges 5:1Rank 5 from verse 17
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    1THEN sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,

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Numbers 21:17

COMBINED MEANING

Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

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COMBINED MEANING

spring

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1. To rise, emerge, grow, or come forth. 2. A source or outlet of flowing water. 3. The dawn or beginning of day. 4. New growth or shoots that spring from a plant.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

sing

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To produce musical sounds with the voice; to celebrate, praise, or tell in song.

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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21:16And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.

21:17¶ Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:

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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:

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