Numbers 21:32 (DRB)

Passage

And Moses sent some to take a view of Jazer: and they took the villages of it, and conquered the inhabitants.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:30 Their yoke is perished from Hesebon unto Dibon, they came weary to Nophe, and unto Medaba.

Numbers 21:31 So Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorrhite.

Numbers 21:32 And Moses sent some to take a view of Jazer: and they took the villages of it, and conquered the inhabitants.

Numbers 21:33 And they turned themselves, and went up by the way of Basan, and Og the king of Basan came against them with all his people, to fight in Edrai.

Numbers 21:34 And the Lord said to Moses: Fear him not, for I have delivered him and all his people, and his country into thy hand: and thou shalt do to him as thou didst to Sehon the king of the Amorrhites, the inhabitant of Hesebon.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "sent", "some", "take", "view", "jazer", "took", and "villages". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "sent", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 31's "So Israel dwelt in the land of..." into verse 33's "And they turned themselves and went up...", so "moses" and "sent" 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 "moses" and "sent" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.