Numbers 21:18
Good News Translation
The well dug by princes And by leaders of the people, Dug with a royal scepter And with their walking sticks." They moved from the wilderness to Mattanah,

New Revised Standard Version
the well that the leaders sank, that the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, with the staff.” From the wilderness to Mattanah,

Contemporary English Version
With their royal scepters, our leaders pointed out where to dig the well. The Israelites left the desert and camped near the town of Mattanah,

New American Bible
The well that the princes sank, that the nobles of the people dug, With their scepters and their staffs— from the wilderness, a gift.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The 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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

The 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.

princes

2 Chronicles 17:7-9 And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Micheas, to teach in the cites of Juda: . . .

Nehemiah 3:1,5 Then Eliasib the high priest arose, and his brethren the priests, and they built the flock gate: they sanctified it, and set up the doors thereof, even unto the tower of a hundred cubits they sanctified it unto the tower of Hananeel. . . .

1 Timothy 6:17,18 Charge the rich of this world not to be highminded nor to trust in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God (who giveth us abundantly all things to enjoy) . . .

the lawgiver

Deuteronomy 5:31 But stand thou here with me, and I will speak to thee all my commandments, and ceremonies and judgments: which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land, which I will give them for a possession.

Deuteronomy 33:4 Moses commanded us a law, the inheritance of the multitude of Jacob.

Isaiah 33:22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king: he will save us.

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses: grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

James 4:12 There is one lawgiver and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.

and from

Numbers 33:45-47 And departing from Ijeabarim they pitched their tents in Dibongab. . . .

Context
The Journey to Moab
17Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto: 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.19From Mathana unto Nahaliel: from Nahaliel unto Bamoth.…
Cross References
Numbers 21:17
Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto:

Numbers 21:19
From Mathana unto Nahaliel: from Nahaliel unto Bamoth.

Numbers 21:17
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