Numbers 21 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^a By that way which their spies, that searched the dangers, found to be moste safe.

³ ^/ Or, destruction.

³ ^! Israel vanquisheth King Arad.

⁴ ^b For they were forbidden to destroy it, {Deut. 2,5}.

⁵ ^c Meaning Manna, which they thoght did not nourish.

⁶ ^! The firy serpents are sent for the rebellion of the people.

⁶ ^d For they that were stong their with, were so inflamed with the heat thereof, that they dyed.

⁸ ^/ Or, vpon a pole.

⁹ ^/ Or, recouered.

¹¹ ^/ Or, in the heapes of Abarim, or, hilles.

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

¹⁴ ^e Which semeth to be the boke of the Judges, or, some thinke, a boke which is lost.

¹⁷ ^f Ye that receiue the commoditie thereof, giue praise for it.

¹⁷ ^/ Or, Spring.

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.

²⁴ ⁱ For the people were talle and strong like gyants, {Deu. 2,20}.

²⁴ ^! Sihon and Og are ouercome in battel.

²⁴ ^h The riuer.

²⁵ ^/ Ebr. daughters.

²⁶ ^k For if it had bene the Moabites, the Israelites might not haue possessed it, {Deu. 2,9}.

²⁸ ^l Meaning, warre.

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.

³⁰ ^/ Ebr. light.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Numbers 21