Numbers 21:13 (LSB)

Passage

From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:11 They then set out from Oboth and camped at Iye-abarim, in the wilderness which is opposite Moab, east toward the sunrise.

Numbers 21:12 From there they set out and camped in Wadi Zered.

Numbers 21:13 From there they set out and camped on the other side of the Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the border of the Amorites, for the Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites.

Numbers 21:14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Waheb in Suphah, And the wadis of the Arnon,

Numbers 21:15 And the slope of the wadis That extends to the site of Ar, And leans to the border of Moab.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "camped", "other", "side", "arnon", "wilderness", "comes", "border", and "amorites". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "camped" and "other", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "From there they set out and camped..." into verse 14's "Therefore it is said in the Book...", so "camped" and "other" 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 "camped" and "other" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.