Numbers 21:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They journeyed from Mount Hor by way of the Red Sea to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient along the way.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they journeyed{H5265} from mount{H2022} Hor{H2023} by the way{H1870} to the Red{H5488} Sea,{H3220} to compass{H5437} the land{H776} of Edom:{H123} and the soul{H5315} of the people{H5971} was much discouraged{H7114} because of the way.{H1870}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they journeyed{H5265}{(H8799)} from mount{H2022} Hor{H2023} by the way{H1870} of the Red{H5488} sea{H3220}, to compass{H5437}{(H8800)} the land{H776} of Edom{H123}: and the soul{H5315} of the people{H5971} was much discouraged{H7114}{(H8799)} because of the way{H1870}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then they departed from mount hor towarde the redd se: to compasse the londe of Edo. And the soules of the people faynted by the waye.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then departed they fro mount Hor on ye waye towarde the reed see, that they might go aboute the lande of the Edomites. And the soules of the people faynted by the waie

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    After, they departed from the mount Hor by the way of the red Sea, to compasse the land of Edom: and the people were sore grieued because of the way.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they departed fro mount Hor, by the way of the red sea, to compasse the lande of Edom: and the soule of the people was sore greeued, because of ye way.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they journey from mount Hor, the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom, and the soul of the people is short in the way,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then they went on from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, going round the land of Edom: and the spirit of the people was overcome with weariness on the way.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They traveled from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Fiery Serpents Then they traveled from Mount Hor by the road to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, but the people became impatient along the way.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 6:9 : 9 And Moses spoke so to the children of Israel: but they did not listen to Moses because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.
  • Judg 11:18 : 18 Then they went through the wilderness, and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not enter the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
  • Num 33:41 : 41 They departed from Mount Hor, and camped in Zalmonah.
  • Deut 1:40 : 40 But as for you, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.
  • Deut 2:5-8 : 5 Do not meddle with them; for I will not give you any of their land, not even a foot's breadth, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession. 6 You shall buy food from them with money, that you may eat; and you shall also buy water from them with money, that you may drink. 7 For the LORD your God has blessed you in all the works of your hands; He knows your walking through this great wilderness. These forty years the LORD your God has been with you; you have lacked nothing. 8 And when we passed by from our brethren, the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from Ezion-geber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
  • Acts 14:22 : 22 Strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying that we must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Thess 3:3-4 : 3 That no one should be unsettled by these afflictions, for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. 4 For truly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.
  • Num 14:25 : 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.
  • Num 20:18-23 : 18 But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword." 19 So the children of Israel said to him, "We will go by the highway, and if I or my livestock drink any of your water, then I will pay for it; let me only pass through on foot, without doing anything else." 20 Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong army. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him. 22 Now the children of Israel, the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor. 23 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,
  • Num 20:27 : 27 So Moses did as the LORD commanded, and they went up to Mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.
  • Num 32:7 : 7 And why discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?
  • Num 32:9 : 9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 21:5
    79%

    5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loathes this light bread.

  • Deut 2:1
    78%

    1 Then we turned and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea, as the LORD spoke unto me; and we circled Mount Seir many days.

  • Num 20:20-23
    4 verses
    77%

    20 Then he said, "You shall not pass through." So Edom came out against them with many men and with a strong army.

    21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; so Israel turned away from him.

    22 Now the children of Israel, the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh and came to Mount Hor.

    23 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron in Mount Hor, by the border of the land of Edom, saying,

  • Deut 1:40
    76%

    40 But as for you, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.

  • Deut 1:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 These are the words which Moses spoke to all Israel on this side of the Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain opposite the Red Sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

    2 (It is eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of Mount Seir to Kadesh Barnea.)

  • Deut 1:19
    75%

    19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadesh Barnea.

  • Judg 11:16-18
    3 verses
    75%

    16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;

    17 Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray you, pass through your land: but the king of Edom would not listen. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel stayed in Kadesh.

    18 Then they went through the wilderness, and bypassed the land of Edom and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not enter the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

  • Num 33:37
    75%

    37 They moved from Kadesh, and camped in Mount Hor, at the edge of the land of Edom.

  • Num 32:7-9
    3 verses
    74%

    7 And why discourage the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD has given them?

    8 This is what your fathers did when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land.

    9 For when they went up to the valley of Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, so that they would not go into the land which the LORD had given them.

  • 2 Kgs 3:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8 And he said, "Which way shall we go up?" And he answered, "The way through the wilderness of Edom."

    9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they made a circuit of seven days' journey. And there was no water for the army and the cattle that followed them.

  • Num 33:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 They moved from Elim, and camped by the Red Sea.

    11 They moved from the Red Sea, and camped in the wilderness of Sin.

  • Deut 2:8
    73%

    8 And when we passed by from our brethren, the children of Esau, who dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath and from Ezion-geber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

  • Deut 1:27
    73%

    27 And you murmured in your tents, and said, Because the LORD hates us, He has brought us out of the land of Egypt, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

  • Num 20:3-4
    2 verses
    73%

    3 And the people argued with Moses and spoke, saying, "Would God that we had died when our brothers died before the LORD!

    4 And why have you brought the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness so that we and our livestock should die here?

  • Exod 13:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest perhaps the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

    18 But God led the people around, through the way of the wilderness of the Red Sea: and the children of Israel went up in orderly ranks out of the land of Egypt.

  • Exod 14:11
    73%

    11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt?

  • Exod 16:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 And they journeyed from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

    2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

    3 And the children of Israel said to them, If only we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat, and when we ate bread to the full; for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

  • Exod 13:20
    72%

    20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and camped in Etham, at the edge of the wilderness.

  • Exod 17:1
    72%

    1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, following their travels, according to the commandment of the LORD, and camped in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.

  • Num 20:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17 Please let us pass through your country. We will not pass through fields or vineyards, nor will we drink water from wells; we will go along the King's Highway; we will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left until we have passed through your territories."

    18 But Edom said to him, "You shall not pass through my land, lest I come out against you with the sword."

  • Num 11:35
    72%

    35 And the people traveled from Kibroth Hattaavah to Hazeroth, and stayed at Hazeroth.

  • Exod 15:22
    72%

    22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

  • Exod 17:3
    72%

    3 And the people were thirsty there for water; and the people grumbled against Moses, and said, Why have you brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?

  • Num 14:2
    71%

    2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said to them, Would that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would that we had died in this wilderness!

  • Ps 78:40
    71%

    40 How often did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!

  • Num 20:14
    71%

    14 Now Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, "Thus says your brother Israel: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,

  • Ps 107:5
    71%

    5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

  • Num 14:25
    71%

    25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.

  • Num 33:8
    70%

    8 They departed from before Pi Hahiroth and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and camped in Marah.

  • Num 33:41
    70%

    41 They departed from Mount Hor, and camped in Zalmonah.

  • Deut 9:22
    70%

    22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibroth-hattaavah, you provoked the LORD to wrath.

  • Heb 3:17
    70%

    17 But with whom was He grieved forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?

  • Jer 2:6
    70%

    6 Neither did they say, Where is the LORD who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no one passed through, and where no one lived?

  • Deut 2:14
    70%

    14 And the time we took to come from Kadesh-barnea until we crossed the brook Zered was thirty-eight years, until all the generation of the men of war perished from the camp, as the LORD swore to them.