KJV King James Version
And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
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Numbers 33:40
And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
WEB World English Bible
The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Canaanite—king Arad—who is dwelling in the south, in the land of Canaan, heareth of the coming of the sons of Israel.
Surrounding context — Numbers 33
37 And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge of the land of Edom.
38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first [day] of the fifth month.
39 And Aaron [was] an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
40 And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
41 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.
43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּשְׁמַ֗עH8085 · sha.mato hear: hearהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙H3669 · ke.na.a.niCanaaniteמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingעֲרָ֔דH6166 · a.radAradוְהֽוּא־H1931 · huhe/she/itיֹשֵׁ֥בH3427 · ya.shavto dwellבַּנֶּ֖גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetכְּנָ֑עַןH3667 · ke.na.anCanaanבְּבֹ֖אH935 · boto come (in): comeבְּנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
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