Numbers 21:20 (KJV)

Passage

And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

Nearby Context

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:

Numbers 21:19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to Bamoth:

Numbers 21:20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.

Numbers 21:21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Numbers 21:22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king’s high way, until we be past thy borders.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bamoth", "valley", "country", "moab", "pisgah", "looketh", "toward", and "jeshimon". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bamoth" and "valley", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "And from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from..." into verse 21's "And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king...", so "bamoth" and "valley" 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 "bamoth" and "valley" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.