Numbers 21:16 (WEB)

Passage

From there they traveled to Beer; that is the well of which Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:14 Therefore it is said in the book of the Wars of Yahweh, “Vaheb in Suphah, the valleys of the Arnon,

Numbers 21:15 the slope of the valleys that incline toward the dwelling of Ar, leans on the border of Moab.”

Numbers 21:16 From there they traveled to Beer; that is the well of which Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather the people together, and I will give them water.”

Numbers 21:17 Then Israel sang this song: “Spring up, well! Sing to it,

Numbers 21:18 the well, which the princes dug, which the nobles of the people dug, with the scepter, and with their poles.” From the wilderness they traveled to Mattanah;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "traveled", "beer", "well", "yahweh", "said", "moses", "gather", and "people". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "traveled" and "beer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "the slope of the valleys that incline..." into verse 17's "Then Israel sang this song Spring up...", so "traveled" and "beer" 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 "traveled" and "beer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.