Deuteronomy 1:44 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Deuteronomy 1:44 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Deuteronomy 1:4416 words

וַיֵּצֵאwayēṣēʾAnd go

הָאֱמֹרִיhāʾĕmōrîThe Emorite

הַיֹּשֵׁבhayōšēvThe sit

בָּהָרbāhārIn mountain

הַהוּאhahûʾThe he

לִקְרַאתְכֶםliqəraʾtəḵemTo encountering

וַיִּרְדְּפוּwayirədəp̄ûAnd run after

אֶתְכֶםʾetəḵem—

כַּאֲשֶׁרkaʾăšerLike who

תַּעֲשֶׂינָהtaʿăśeynāhDo

הַדְּבֹרִיםhadəvōrîmThe bee

וַיַּכְּתוּwayakətûAnd bruise

אֶתְכֶםʾetəḵem—

בְּשֵׂעִירbəśēʿîrIn Seir

עַדʿadAs far

חָרְמָהḥārəmāhChormah

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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