18. The well that the officials dug,that the officials of the people hollowed outwith the ruler’s scepter and their staffs."They marched from the desert to Mattanah;
19. from Mattanah to Nahaliel; from Nahaliel to Bamoth;
20. from Bamoth to the valley in the Moabite countryside, to the top of Pisgah overlooking Jeshimon.
21. Then the Israelites sent messengers to Sihon the Amorite king:
22. "Let us pass through your land. We won’t turn aside into a field or vineyard. We won’t drink water from a well. We will walk on the King’s Highway until we cross your border."