Numbers 22:3

What does Numbers 22:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Numbers 22:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And in Moab there was great fear of the people, because their numbers were so great: and the feeling of Moab was bitter against the children of Israel.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Moab is exceedingly afraid of the presence of the people, for it <FI>is<Fi> numerous; and Moab is vexed by the presence of the sons of Israel,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And that the Moabites were in great fear of him, and were not able to sustain his assault,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Moab was much afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

Context

v.2And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.

v.3This passage

v.4And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 15:15

    Then were the chiefs of Edom dismayed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling taketh hold upon them: All the inhabitants of Canaan are melted away.

  • Psalms 53:5

    There were they in great fear, where no fear was; For God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: Thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.

  • Joshua 9:24

    And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was certainly told thy servants, how that Jehovah thy God commanded his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all the inhabitants of the land from before you; therefore we were sore afraid for our lives because of you, and have done this thing.

  • Joshua 2:10

    For we have heard how Jehovah dried up the water of the Red Sea before you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond the Jordan, unto Sihon and to Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

  • Joshua 2:24

    And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

  • Isaiah 23:5

    When the report cometh to Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

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