And the slope of the brooks That reaches to the dwelling of Ar, And lies on the border of Moab.”
Parallel translations
- WEB the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”
- KJV And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
- BSB even the slopes of the wadis that extend to the site of Ar and lie along the border of Moab.”
- NASB And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.”
- NLT and the ravines that extend as far as the settlement of Ar on the border of Moab.”
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Quick answer
The quoted poem describes the slopes of the valleys leaning toward Ar and the border of Moab. The fragment fixes the geography near Moab's edge.
Overview
These poetic lines describe the rugged terrain of the Arnon gorges along Moab's frontier. The vivid place-names confirm Israel's position on the threshold of the land. The use of older poetry weaves Israel's journey into a remembered heritage of the Lord's leading.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Deut 2:9Yahweh said to me, “Don’t bother Moab, neither contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of his land for a possession; because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.”
- Deut 2:18“You are to pass over Ar, the border of Moab, today.
- Num 21:28for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon. It has devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of the Arnon.
- Deut 2:29as the children of Esau who dwell in Seir, and the Moabites who dwell in Ar, did to me; until I pass over the Jordan into the land which Yahweh our God gives us.”
- Isa 15:1The burden of Moab: for in a night, Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing; for in a night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to nothing.
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