Geneva Bible Notes: Numbers 21

Numbers 21:1 (a) By that way which their spies, that searched the dangers, found to be moste safe.

Numbers 21:3 (/) Or, destruction.

Numbers 21:3 (!) Israel vanquisheth King Arad.

Numbers 21:4 (b) For they were forbidden to destroy it, {Deut. 2,5}.

Numbers 21:5 (c) Meaning Manna, which they thoght did not nourish.

Numbers 21:6 (!) The firy serpents are sent for the rebellion of the people.

Numbers 21:6 (d) For they that were stong their with, were so inflamed with the heat thereof, that they dyed.

Numbers 21:8 (/) Or, vpon a pole.

Numbers 21:9 (/) Or, recouered.

Numbers 21:11 (/) Or, in the heapes of Abarim, or, hilles.

Numbers 21:14 (/) Or, (how God destroyed) Vaheb (the citie) with a whirle winde, and the vallies of Arnon.

Numbers 21:14 (e) Which semeth to be the boke of the Judges, or, some thinke, a boke which is lost.

Numbers 21:17 (f) Ye that receiue the commoditie thereof, giue praise for it.

Numbers 21:17 (/) Or, Spring.

Numbers 21:18 (g) Moses and Aaron heads of the people onely smote the rocke with the rod or staff, which gaue water as a wel, that were depe digged.

Numbers 21:24 (i) For the people were talle and strong like gyants, {Deu. 2,20}.

Numbers 21:24 (!) Sihon and Og are ouercome in battel.

Numbers 21:24 (h) The riuer.

Numbers 21:25 (/) Ebr. daughters.

Numbers 21:26 (k) For if it had bene the Moabites, the Israelites might not haue possessed it, {Deu. 2,9}.

Numbers 21:28 (l) Meaning, warre.

Numbers 21:29 (m) Chemosh was the Idole of the Moabites, {1 Kin. 11,33}: who was not able to defend his worshippers, which toke the idole for their father.

Numbers 21:30 (/) Ebr. light.