18the princes digged it, the kings of the nations in their kingdom, in their lordship sank it in the rock: and they went from the well to Manthanain,
19and from Manthanain to Naaliel, and from Naaliel to Bamoth, and from Bamoth to Janen, which is in the plain of Moab as seen from the top of the quarried rock that looks toward the wilderness.
20And Moses sent ambassadors to Seon king of the Amorites, with peaceable words, saying,
21We will pass through thy land, we will go by the road; we will not turn aside to the field or to the vineyard.
22We will not drink water out of thy well; we will go by the king's highway, until we have past thy boundaries.
23And Seon did not allow Israel to pass through his borders, and Seon gathered all his people, and went out to set the battle in array against Israel into the wilderness; and he came to Jassa, and set the battle in array against Israel.