Numbers
Numbers 21:1–3
1When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners. 2So Israel made a vow to the LORD: “If You will deliver this people into our hands, we will devote their cities to destruction.a”
3And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. Israel devoted them and their cities to destruction; so they named the place Hormah.b
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Numbers 21:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the Canaanite | הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤י | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Arad | עֲרָד֙ | ‘ă·rāḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6166 Arad |
| who lived | יֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the Negev | הַנֶּ֔גֶב | han·ne·ḡeḇ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| was coming | בָּ֣א | bā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| along the road | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| to Atharim | הָאֲתָרִ֑ים | hā·’ă·ṯā·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H871 Atharim |
| he attacked | וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙ | way·yil·lā·ḥem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and captured | וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀ | way·yišb | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7617 take captive |
| some | מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| prisoners | שֶֽׁבִי׃ | še·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular | H7628 captivity, captives |
Numbers 21:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| made | וַיִּדַּ֨ר | way·yid·dar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5087 vow |
| a vow | נֶ֛דֶר | ne·ḏer | Noun - masculine singular | H5088 vow |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| You will deliver | נָתֹ֨ן | nā·ṯōn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5414 give, put, set |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֤ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| into our hands | בְּיָדִ֔י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| we will devote | וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖י | wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| their cities | עָרֵיהֶֽם׃ | ‘ā·rê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5892 excitement |
Numbers 21:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| Israel’s | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| plea | בְּק֣וֹל | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| and delivered up | וַיִּתֵּן֙ | way·yit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the Canaanites | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| devoted | וַיַּחֲרֵ֥ם | way·ya·ḥă·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2763 ban, devote, exterminate |
| them | אֶתְהֶ֖ם | ’eṯ·hem | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| their cities | עָרֵיהֶ֑ם | ‘ā·rê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5892 excitement |
| so they named | וַיִּקְרָ֥א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the place | הַמָּק֖וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| Hormah | חָרְמָֽה׃פ | ḥā·rə·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2767 Chormah |
Cross-references
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Numbers 21:1 Numbers 33:40 · Judges 1:16 · Joshua 12:14
Numbers 21:2 Judges 11:30 · Genesis 28:20 · Joshua 6:26 · 1 Samuel 1:11 · Deuteronomy 13:15 · Leviticus 27:28–29 · 2 Samuel 15:7–8 · Psalm 132:2 · Psalm 116:18 · Psalm 56:12–13
Numbers 21:3 Numbers 14:45 · Deuteronomy 1:44 · 1 Samuel 30:30 · Psalm 102:17 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 10:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.