Numbers 21:20
New International Version
and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

New Living Translation
After that they went to the valley in Moab where Pisgah Peak overlooks the wasteland.

English Standard Version
and from Bamoth to the valley lying in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah that looks down on the desert.

Berean Standard Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

King James Bible
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

New King James Version
and from Bamoth, in the valley that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland.

New American Standard Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the desert.

NASB 1995
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the wasteland.

NASB 1977
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the wasteland.

Legacy Standard Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the land of Moab, at the top of Pisgah which overlooks the wasteland.

Amplified Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah which looks down on the wasteland.

Christian Standard Bible
from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab near the Pisgah highlands that overlook the wasteland.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab near the Pisgah highlands that overlook the wasteland.

American Standard Version
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.

Contemporary English Version
Finally, they reached Moabite territory, where they camped near Mount Pisgah in a valley overlooking the desert north of the Dead Sea.

English Revised Version
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where Mount Pisgah overlooks Jeshimon.

Good News Translation
and from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of the Moabites, below the top of Mount Pisgah, looking out over the desert.

International Standard Version
and from Bamoth to the valley of Moab where their fields are, and from there to the top of Mount Pisgah, that looks down toward the open desert.

Majority Standard Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

NET Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the country of Moab, near the top of Pisgah, which overlooks the wilderness.

New Heart English Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.

Webster's Bible Translation
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh towards Jeshimon.

World English Bible
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and from Bamoth, in the valley which [is] in the field of Moab, [to] the top of Pisgah, which has looked on the front of the wilderness.

Young's Literal Translation
and from Bamoth in the valley which is in the field of Moab to the top of Pisgah, which hath looked on the front of the wilderness.

Smith's Literal Translation
And from Bamoth, the valley which is in the field of Moab, the head of Pisgah, and looking upon the face of Jeshimon.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
From Bamoth, is a valley in the country of Moab, to the top of Phasga, which looked towards the desert.

Catholic Public Domain Version
from Bamoth, a valley in the region of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks out opposite the desert.

New American Bible
from Bamoth to the valley in the country of Moab at the headland of Pisgah that overlooks Jeshimon.

New Revised Standard Version
and from Bamoth to the valley lying in the region of Moab by the top of Pisgah that overlooks the wasteland.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And from Bamoth in the valley, which is in the country of Moab, to the top of the hill which looks toward Ashimon (the desert).

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And from Bemuth of the valley that is in the country of Moab to the top of Ramtha that is seen against Ashimon.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, by the top of Pisgah, which looketh down upon the desert.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses sent ambassadors to Seon king of the Amorites, with peaceable words, saying,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Journey to Moab
19and from Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamoth, 20and from Bamoth to the valley in Moab where the top of Pisgah overlooks the wasteland.

Cross References
Deuteronomy 3:27
Go to the top of Pisgah and look to the west and north and south and east. See the land with your own eyes, for you will not cross this Jordan.

Deuteronomy 34:1-3
Then Moses went up from the plains of Moab to Mount Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, which faces Jericho. And the LORD showed him the whole land—from Gilead as far as Dan, / all of Naphtali, the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, all the land of Judah as far as the Western Sea, / the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar.

Isaiah 15:2
Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off.

Isaiah 16:12
When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.

Jeremiah 48:18
Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.

Jeremiah 48:34
There is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.

Jeremiah 48:38
On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.

Amos 6:1
Woe to those at ease in Zion and those secure on Mount Samaria, the distinguished ones of the foremost nation, to whom the house of Israel comes.

Amos 6:13
you who rejoice in Lo-debar and say, ‘Did we not take Karnaim by our own strength?’

Psalm 60:8
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Psalm 108:9
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Matthew 5:1
When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,

Matthew 17:1
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Mark 9:2
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.

Luke 4:5
Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.


Treasury of Scripture

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

country.

Numbers 22:1
And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.

Numbers 26:63
These are they that were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Numbers 33:49,50
And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth even unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab…

to the

Numbers 23:14
And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

Deuteronomy 3:27
Get 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.

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

pisgah, or the hill.

Numbers 23:28
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward Jeshimon.

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Numbers 21
1. Israel destroys the Canaanites at Hormah
4. The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents
7. They repenting are healed by a bronze serpent
10. Various journeys of the Israelites
21. Sihon is overcome
33. And Og














and from Bamoth
The word "Bamoth" refers to a location known as "high places." In the Hebrew context, "Bamoth" (בָּמוֹת) often signifies elevated areas used for worship, sometimes of pagan deities. In this passage, it marks a geographical transition for the Israelites. Theologically, it can symbolize moving from places of false worship to a journey towards the true God. Historically, these high places were significant in ancient Near Eastern cultures, often associated with altars and religious rites.

to the valley
The term "valley" (עֵמֶק, 'emeq) in Hebrew often represents a place of fertility and life, contrasting with the surrounding wilderness. Valleys in biblical narratives can symbolize times of testing or transition. Here, it signifies a movement from the heights of Bamoth to a more grounded, fertile area, possibly indicating a shift from spiritual highs to the realities of life and faith.

in the field of Moab
Moab was a region east of the Dead Sea, inhabited by the Moabites, descendants of Lot. The "field of Moab" (שְׂדֵה מוֹאָב, sedeh Mo'av) indicates a specific area within Moabite territory. Historically, Moab had a complex relationship with Israel, sometimes hostile, sometimes neutral. This phrase situates the Israelites within a land that is not their own, highlighting themes of pilgrimage and the tension between God's people and surrounding nations.

to the top of Pisgah
Pisgah (פִּסְגָּה, Pisgah) is a mountain range or peak, often associated with Mount Nebo, from which Moses viewed the Promised Land. The "top of Pisgah" represents a vantage point, a place of revelation and vision. In a spiritual sense, it symbolizes moments when God grants His people a glimpse of His promises, even if they are not yet fully realized. It is a place of hope and anticipation.

that overlooks the wasteland
The "wasteland" (יְשִׁימֹן, yeshimon) refers to a desolate, uninhabited area. This term can evoke the barrenness of life without God, or the trials and challenges faced by the Israelites in the wilderness. From Pisgah, the wasteland is visible, reminding the Israelites of their journey and the hardships they have endured. It serves as a backdrop to the promise of a land flowing with milk and honey, contrasting the desolation with the hope of future fulfillment.

(20) And from Bamoth in the valley.--Better, and from Bamoth to the valley that is . . . The country (or, rather, field) of Moab was a portion of the table-land which stretches from Rabbath Amman to the Arnon. The valley in this table-land was upon the height of Pisgah--i.e., the northern part of the mountains of Abarim.

Toward Jeshimon.--Or, across the waste (or, desert).

Verse 20. - And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah. The original runs simply thus: "And from Bamoth - the valley which in the field - Moab - the top - Pisgah." It may therefore be read, "And from the heights to the valley that is in the field of Moab, viz., the top of Pisgah." The "field" of Moab (Septuagint, ἐν τῷ πεδίῳ) was no doubt the open, treeless expanse north of Arnon, drained by the Wady Waleh, which had formerly belonged to Moab. Pisgah ("the ridge") was a part of the Abarim ranges west of Heshbon, from the summit of which the first view is gained of the valley of Jordan and the hills of Palestine (cf. Numbers 33:47; Deuteronomy 3:27; Deuteronomy 34:1). Which looketh toward Jeshimon. Jeshimon, or "the waste," seems to mean here that desert plain on the north-east side of the Salt Sea now called the Ghor el Belka, which included in its barren desolation the southernmost portion of the Jordan valley.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
and from Bamoth
וּמִבָּמ֗וֹת (ū·mib·bā·mō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 1120: Bamoth -- 'high place', a place in Moab

to the valley
הַגַּיְא֙ (hag·gay)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 1516: A valley

[in]
בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה (biś·ḏêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7704: Field, land

Moab
מוֹאָ֔ב (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

where the top
רֹ֖אשׁ (rōš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of Pisgah
הַפִּסְגָּ֑ה (hap·pis·gāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 6449: Pisgah -- 'cleft', a mountain in Moab

overlooks
וְנִשְׁקָ֖פָה (wə·niš·qā·p̄āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 8259: To overhang, look out or down

the wasteland.
הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ (hay·šî·mōn)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3452: Waste, wilderness


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