KJV King James Version
And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners.
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Numbers 21:1
And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When 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.
WEB World English Bible
The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Canaanite—king Arad—dwelling in the south, heareth that Israel hath come the way of the Atharim, and he fighteth against Israel, and taketh some of them captive.
Surrounding context — Numbers 21
1 And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners.
2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingעֲרָד֙H6166 · a.radAradיֹשֵׁ֣בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellהַנֶּ֔גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforבָּ֣אH935 · boto come (in): comeיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelדֶּ֖רֶךְH1870 · de.rekhway: conductהָאֲתָרִ֑יםH871 · a.ta.rimAtharimוַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙H3898 · la.chamto fightבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀H7617 · sha.vahto take captiveמִמֶּ֖נּוּH4480 · minfromשֶֽׁבִי׃H7628 · she.vicaptivity
Cross-references
Numbers 33:40And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.Judges 1:16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.Joshua 12:14The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;Joshua 7:5And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts of the people melted, and became as water.Numbers 14:45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, [even] unto Hormah.Numbers 13:21-22So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.Deuteronomy 2:32Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz.Joshua 11:19-20There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all [other] they took in battle.Psalm 44:3-4For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
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