18. With their royal sceptres,our leaders pointed outwhere to dig the well.The Israelites left the desert and camped near the town of Mattanah,
19. then at Nahaliel, and then at Bamoth.
20. Finally, they reached Moabite territory, where they camped near Mount Pisgah in a valley overlooking the desert north of the Dead Sea.
21. The Israelites sent this message to King Sihon of the Amorites: