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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.

KJV

Quod cum audisset Chananæus rex Arad, qui habitabat ad meridiem, venisse scilicet Israël per exploratorum viam, pugnavit contra illum, et victor existens, duxit ex eo prædam.

Vulgate

καὶ ἤκουσεν ὁ Χανανείς, βασιλεὺς Ἀράδ, ὁ κατοικῶν κατὰ τὴν ἔρημον· ἦλθεν γὰρ Ἰσραὴλ ὁδὸν Ἀθαρείν· καὶ ἐπολέμησεν πρὸς Ἰσραήλ, καὶ κατεπρονόμευσαν ἐξ αὐτῶν αἰχμαλωσίαν.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֞ע הַ/כְּנַעֲנִ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ עֲרָד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב הַ/נֶּ֔גֶב כִּ֚י בָּ֣א יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל דֶּ֖רֶךְ הָ/אֲתָרִ֑ים וַ/יִּלָּ֨חֶם֙ בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַ/יִּ֥שְׁבְּ מִמֶּ֖/נּוּ שֶֽׁבִי

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲתָרִ֑ים
'trym
proper_noun · 1×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
ה
h
noun · 111×
הִלָּחֵ֖ם
hlchm
verb · 177×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
כְּנַעֲנִי֙
kn'ny
noun · 72×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 47×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֲרָ֖ד
'rd
proper_noun · 5×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שְּׁבִ֣י
shby
noun · 48×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers the rebellion of Korah, the spies sent to Canaan, the 40 years of wandering, Balaam's oracles, the conquest of Transjordan, and the death of Moses. Josephus portrays Moses as one of the greatest legislators in human history.

Cross-references

  • Josh 12:14 — The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
  • Josh 12:14 — The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
  • Judg 1:16 — And 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
  • Judg 1:16 — And 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
  • Num 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.