Numbers 21:33 (GNV)

Passage

And they turned and went vp toward Bashan: and Og the King of Bashan came out against them, hee, and all his people, to fight at Edrei.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:31 Thus Israel dwelt in the lande of the Amorites.

Numbers 21:32 And Moses sent to searche out Iaazer, and they tooke the townes belonging thereto, and rooted out the Amorites that were there.

Numbers 21:33 And they turned and went vp toward Bashan: and Og the King of Bashan came out against them, hee, and all his people, to fight at Edrei.

Numbers 21:34 Then the Lord said vnto Moses, Feare him not: for I haue deliuered him into thine hand and all his people, and his land: and thou shalt do to him as thou diddest vnto Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

Numbers 21:35 They smote him therefore, and his sonnes, and all his people, vntill there was none left him: so they conquered his land.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turned", "went", "toward", "bashan", "king", "came", and "against". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turned" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And Moses sent to searche out Iaazer..." into verse 34's "Then the Lord said vnto Moses Feare...", so "turned" and "went" 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 "turned" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.