KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Numbers 21:3
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And 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.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh listened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehovah hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Jehovah hearkeneth to the voice of Israel, and giveth up the Canaanite, and he devoteth them and their cities, and calleth the name of the place Hormah.
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.
5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֨עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearיְהוָ֜הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּק֣וֹלH6963 · qolvoiceיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיִּתֵּן֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יH3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteוַיַּחֲרֵ֥םH2763 · cha.ramto devote/destroyאֶתְהֶ֖םH853 · et[Obj.]וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עָרֵיהֶ֑םH5892 · irexcitementוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toשֵׁם־H8034 · shemnameהַמָּק֖וֹםH4725 · ma.qomplaceחָרְמָֽה׃ פH2767 · chor.mahHormah
Cross-references
Numbers 14:45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, [even] unto Hormah.Deuteronomy 1:44And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, [even] unto Hormah.Psalm 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:Psalm 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.Psalm 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.1 Samuel 30:30And to [them] which [were] in Hormah, and to [them] which [were] in Chorashan, and to [them] which [were] in Athach,
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