Numbers 21:31

31 So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.

Numbers 21:31 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
English Standard Version (ESV)
31 Thus Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.
New Living Translation (NLT)
31 So the people of Israel occupied the territory of the Amorites.
The Message Bible (MSG)
31 Israel moved in and lived in Amorite country.
American Standard Version (ASV)
31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
31 So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
31 So Israel lived in the Amorites' land.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
31 So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.

Numbers 21:31 Meaning and Commentary

Numbers 21:31

Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.
] Not the land of the Moabites; and by those means before mentioned; by conquering Sihon their king, they came into the possession of it, and took up their dwelling in it; this was the beginning of the conquest of the Canaanites, and an earnest and pledge of inheriting their land promised unto them; the Israelites that dwelt here were the tribes of Reuben and Gad.

Numbers 21:31 In-Context

29 Woe to you, Moab! You are destroyed, people of Chemosh! He has given up his sons as fugitives and his daughters as captives to Sihon king of the Amorites.
30 “But we have overthrown them; Heshbon’s dominion has been destroyed all the way to Dibon. We have demolished them as far as Nophah, which extends to Medeba.”
31 So Israel settled in the land of the Amorites.
32 After Moses had sent spies to Jazer, the Israelites captured its surrounding settlements and drove out the Amorites who were there.
33 Then they turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan and his whole army marched out to meet them in battle at Edrei.

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