Numbers 21:17–18
17 aThen Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well! Sing to it!
18 “The well, which the leaders sank,
Which the nobles of the people dug,
With the scepter and with their staffs.”
And from the wilderness they continued to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 Then Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!
Sing about it,
18 about the well that the princes dug,
that the nobles of the people sank—
the nobles with scepters and staffs.”
Then they went from the wilderness to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)
17 Then Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
18 the well that the princes made,
that the nobles of the people dug,
with the scepter and with their staffs.”
And from the wilderness they went on to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 Then Israel sang this song,
Spring up, O well;
Sing ye unto it:
18 The princes digged the well,
The nobles of the people digged it,
By the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves.
And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Numbers 21:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 There the Israelites sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!
Yes, sing its praises!
18 Sing of this well,
which princes dug,
which great leaders hollowed out
with their scepters and staffs.”
Then the Israelites left the wilderness and proceeded on through Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 Then Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!
All of you sing to it—
18 The well the leaders sank,
Dug by the nation’s nobles,
By the lawgiver, with their staves.”
And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 Then the Israelites sang this song:
“Pour out water, well!
Sing about it.
18 Princes dug this well.
Important men made it.
With their scepters and poles, they dug it.”
The people went from the desert to Mattanah.
Numbers 21:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 Then sang Israel this song:
Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
18 The well, which the princes digged,
Which the nobles of the people delved,
With the sceptre, and with their staves.
And from the wilderness they journeyed to Mattanah;
Numbers 21:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 Then Israel sang this song, Rise up, well! sing unto it: 18 Well which princes digged, which the nobles of the people hollowed out at the word of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah;
Numbers 21:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 Then Israel sang this song about the well:
“Make your water spring up!
Sing to the well,
18 the well dug by princes,
dug out by the nobles of the people
with their scepters and staffs.”
From the desert they went to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 Then Israel sang this song:
Spring up, well—sing to it!
18 The princes dug the well;
the nobles of the people hollowed it out
with a scepter and with their staffs.
They went from the wilderness to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 Then Israel sang this song:
“Spring up, O well!—Sing to it!—
18 the well that the leaders sank,
that the nobles of the people dug,
with the scepter, with the staff.”
From the wilderness to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 Then Israel sang this song, “Arise, well water! Sing to it! 18 Well water that the princes dug, that the leaders of the people dug, with a staff and with their rods.” And from the desert they continued to Mattanah,
Numbers 21:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 Then Israel sang a song. They said,
“Spring up, you well!
Sing about it.
18 Sing about the well the princes dug.
Sing about the well the nobles of the people dug.
All of their rulers were holding their rods and staffs.”
Then the people of Israel went from the desert to Mattanah.