16From there they moved on to Beer, the well where the Lord told Moses, “Have the people gather together so I can give them water.”
17Then the Israelites sang this song: “Pour out water, well! Everyone of you sing to it!
18The tribal chiefs dug the well; yes the leaders of the people dug the well with their rods of authority and their walking sticks.” The Israelites left the desert and carried on to Mattanah.
19From Mattanah they traveled to Nahaliel, from Nahaliel to Bamoth,
20and from Bamoth to the valley in the territory of Moab where the top of Mount Pisgah looks down on the wastelands.
21Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon, king of the Amorites, with the following request: