Passage
And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
Numbers 21:16 (KJV)
Nearby Context
Numbers 21:14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Numbers 21:15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.
Numbers 21:16 And from thence they went to Beer: that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people together, and I will give them water.
Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye unto it:
Numbers 21:18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people digged it, by the direction of the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah:
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "thence", "went", "beer", "well", "whereof", "lord", "spake", and "moses". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thence" and "went", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And at the stream of the brooks..." into verse 17's "Then Israel sang this song Spring up...", so "thence" 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 "thence" and "went" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.