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:
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 21 of Numbers. The journey continues through various stations, and the account includes the song of the well. The community remembers the provision of water through a collective poetic expression, contrasting with earlier complaints about the lack of water. The passage shows a transformation in the wilderness experience: divine provision can become a reason for celebration and communal remembrance.
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Das ist der Brunnen, den die Fürsten gegraben haben; die Edlen im Volk haben ihn gegraben mit dem Zepter, mit ihren Stäben." Und von dieser Wüste zogen sie gen Matthana;
Pozo, el cual cavaron los señores; Caváronlo los príncipes del pueblo, Y el legislador, con sus bordones.
Puits, que des princes ont creusé, Que les grands du peuple ont creusé, Avec le sceptre, avec leurs bâtons! Du désert ils allèrent à Matthana;
Pozzo, che i principali hanno cavato; Che i nobili d’infra il popolo hanno tagliato nel sasso, Col Legislatore, avendo in mano i lor bastoni. Poi, dal deserto giunsero in Mattana.
Tu, poço, que cavaram os príncipes, que escavaram os nobres do povo, e o legislador com os seus bordões; e do deserto partiram para Mataná;
這井是領袖用權杖所挖, 是百姓中的貴族用手杖所掘。」 以色列 人從曠野往 瑪他拿 去,
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