וַנֵּ֣פֶן וַנַּ֔עַל דֶּ֖רֶךְ הַבָּשָׁ֑ן וַיֵּצֵ֣א עוֹג֩ מֶֽלֶךְ־הַבָּשָׁ֨ן לִקְרָאתֵ֜נוּ ה֧וּא וְכָל־עַמּ֛וֹ לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה אֶדְרֶֽעִי׃
Kemudian kami berbalik dan naik ke arah Basan. Lalu Og, raja Basan, bersama seluruh rakyatnya keluar menghadapi kami untuk berperang di Edrei.
Rashi
ונפן ונעל AND WE TURNED AND WENT UP — every journey towards the north (from the wilderness towards Canaan) is “uphill”.
Chizkuni
ונפן ונעל, “we turned around and ascended; from the south to the north.”
Rav Hirsch
Kap. 3. V. 1. ונפן. Abweichend von dem ammonitischen Gebiete. ׳ויצא וגו Daher ward ihm kein Friedensangebot gesandt (רמב׳׳ן).