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Deuteronomy 1:44

And 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.

KJV

Itaque egressus Amorrhæus, qui habitabat in montibus, et obviam veniens, persecutus est vos, sicut solent apes persequi : et cecidit de Seir usque Horma.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ Ἀμορραῖος ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν τῷ ὄρει ἐκείνῳ εἰς συνάντησιν ὑμῖν, καὶ κατεδίωξαν ὑμᾶς ὡς εἰ ποιήσαισαν αἱ μέλισσαι, καὶ ἐτίτρωσκον ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ Σηεὶρ ἕως Ἑρμά.

LXX

And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.

ASV

וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א הָ/אֱמֹרִ֜י הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֨ב בָּ/הָ֤ר הַ/הוּא֙ לִ/קְרַאתְ/כֶ֔ם וַ/יִּרְדְּפ֣וּ אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה הַ/דְּבֹרִ֑ים וַֽ/יַּכְּת֥וּ אֶתְ/כֶ֛ם בְּ/שֵׂעִ֖יר עַד חָרְמָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱמֹרִ֔י
'mry
noun · 87×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְּבֹרִ֑ים
dbrym
noun · 4×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הַ֣ר
hr
noun · 544×
וֹ
v
verb · 100×
חָרְמָֽה
chrmh
proper_noun · 9×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִתְּת֨וּ
kttv
verb · 16×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
ם
m
verb · 144×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×
שֵׂעִ֔יר
sh'yr
proper_noun · 39×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Isa 7:18 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
  • Isa 7:18 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
  • Num 14:45 — Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
  • Num 14:45 — Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
  • Num 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.
  • Num 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.
  • Ps 118:12 — They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
  • Ps 118:12 — They compassed me about like bees; they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.