Numbers 21:35 (DRB)

Passage

So they slew him also with his sons, and all his people, not letting any one escape, and they possessed his land.

Nearby Context

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.

Numbers 21:35 So they slew him also with his sons, and all his people, not letting any one escape, and they possessed his land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "slew", "sons", "people", "letting", "escape", "possessed", and "land". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "slew" and "sons", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "And the Lord said to Moses Fear...", giving immediate footing for "slew" and "sons". In Numbers context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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