Numbers 21:15 (YLT)

Passage

And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'

Nearby Context

Numbers 21:13 From thence they have journeyed, and encamp beyond Arnon, which <FI>is<Fi> in the wilderness which is coming out of the border of the Amorite, for Arnon <FI>is<Fi> the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorite;

Numbers 21:14 therefore it is said in a book, `The wars of Jehovah,' --`Waheb in Suphah, And the brooks of Arnon;

Numbers 21:15 And the spring of the brooks, Which turned aside to the dwelling of Ar, And hath leaned to the border of Moab.'

Numbers 21:16 And from thence <FI>they journeyed<Fi> to Beer; it <FI>is<Fi> the well <FI>concerning<Fi> which Jehovah said to Moses, `Gather the people, and I give to them--water.'

Numbers 21:17 Then singeth Israel this song, concerning the well--they have answered to it:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spring", "brooks", "turned", "aside", "dwelling", "hath", "leaned", and "border". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spring" and "brooks", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "therefore it is said in a book..." into verse 16's "And from thence FI they journeyed Fi...", so "spring" and "brooks" 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 "spring" and "brooks" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.