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Numbers 21:19–21

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And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,
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From verse 20

  1. Numbers 23:28Rank 1 from verse 20
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    28And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

  2. Deuteronomy 1:5Rank 2 from verse 20
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    5On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

  3. Deuteronomy 3:27Rank 3 from verse 20
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    27Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

  4. Deuteronomy 34:1Rank 4 from verse 20
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    1AND Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan,

  5. Deuteronomy 4:49Rank 5 from verse 20
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    49And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

From verse 21

  1. Deuteronomy 2:26–28Rank 1 from verse 21
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    26¶ And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

    27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

    28Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;

  2. Judges 11:19–21Rank 2 from verse 21
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    19And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.

    20But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

    21And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

  3. Numbers 20:14–19Rank 3 from verse 21
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    14¶ And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:

    15How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fathers:

    16And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:

    17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king’s high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

    18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

    19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

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Numbers 21:20

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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looketh

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Third-person singular present form of look, meaning to direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed.

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toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

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

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Numbers 21:21

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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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messengers

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Persons who bear messages or errands; bearers of spoken or written communications or dispatches.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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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:

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

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20And 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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21¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

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22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.

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