Numbers 21:11 (DRB)

Passage

And departing thence they pitched their tents in Jeabarim, in the wilderness, that faceth Moab toward the east.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:9 Moses therefore made a brazen serpent, and set it up for a sign: which when they that were bitten looked upon, they were healed.

Numbers 21:10 And the children of Israel setting forwards camped in Oboth.

Numbers 21:11 And departing thence they pitched their tents in Jeabarim, in the wilderness, that faceth Moab toward the east.

Numbers 21:12 And removing from thence, they came to the torrent Zared:

Numbers 21:13 Which they left and encamped over against Arnon, which is in the desert and standeth out on the borders of the Amorrhite. For Arnon is the border of Moab, dividing the Moabites and the Amorrhites.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "departing", "thence", "pitched", "tents", "jeabarim", "wilderness", "faceth", and "moab". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "departing" and "thence", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And the children of Israel setting forwards..." into verse 12's "And removing from thence they came to...", so "departing" and "thence" belong inside that flow. In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "departing" and "thence" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.