Numbers

Numbers 14:44–45

⁴⁴But they dared to go up to the ridge of the hill country, though neither Moses nor the ark of the covenant of the LORD moved from the camp. ⁴⁵Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.

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Numbers 14:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But they dared	וַיַּעְפִּ֕לוּ	way·ya‘·pi·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6075 swell
to go up	לַעֲל֖וֹת	la·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the ridge	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of the hill country	הָהָ֑ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
though neither	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Moses	וּמֹשֶׁ֔ה	ū·mō·šeh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
the ark	וַאֲר֤וֹן	wa·’ă·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the covenant	בְּרִית־	bə·rîṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1285 covenant
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
moved	מָ֖שׁוּ	mā·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4185 depart, remove
from	מִקֶּ֥רֶב	miq·qe·reḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
the camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp

Numbers 14:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Amalekites	הָעֲמָלֵקִי֙	hā·‘ă·mā·lê·qî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6003 Amalekite
and Canaanites	וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י	wə·hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
who lived	הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב	hay·yō·šêḇ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in that	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
part of the hill country	בָּהָ֣ר	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
came down	וַיֵּ֤רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
attacked them	וַיַּכּ֥וּם	way·yak·kūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
and routed them	וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם	way·yak·kə·ṯūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H3807 beat, crush by beating
all the way	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
to Hormah	הַֽחָרְמָֽה׃פ	ha·ḥā·rə·māh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2767 Chormah

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Numbers 14:44 Deuteronomy 1:43 · 1 Samuel 4:3–11

Numbers 14:45 Numbers 21:3 · Judges 1:17 · Deuteronomy 1:44 · Numbers 14:43

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.