Numbers 21:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.””
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“From there they went on to Beer, the well where the LORD said to Moses, “Gather the people so that I may give them water.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And from thence they journeyed to Beer: that is the well whereof Jehovah said unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And from thence <FI>they journeyed<Fi> to Beer; it <FI>is<Fi> the well <FI>concerning<Fi> which Jehovah said to Moses, `Gather the people, and I give to them--water.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Numbers 21:16 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 17:6Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.
- Numbers 20:8“Take the staff and assemble the congregation. You and your brother Aaron are to speak to the rock while they watch, and it will pour out its water. You will bring out water from the rock and provide drink for the congregation and their livestock.”
- Judges 9:21Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
- Isaiah 12:3With joy you will draw water from the springs of salvation,
- Isaiah 15:8For their outcry echoes to the border of Moab. Their wailing reaches Eglaim; it is heard in Beer-elim.
- Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 43:20The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
- Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, nor will scorching heat or sun beat down on them. For He who has compassion on them will guide them and lead them beside springs of water.
- John 4:10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 7:37On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- Revelation 21:6And He told me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give freely from the spring of the water of life.
- Revelation 22:1Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
- Revelation 22:17The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” Let the one who hears say, “Come!” And let the one who is thirsty come, and the one who desires the water of life drink freely.
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