Numbers 21:1 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Numbers 21:1 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Numbers 21:116 words
וַיִּשְׁמַעwayišəmaʿAnd hear
הַכְּנַעֲנִיhakənaʿănîThe Kenaanite
מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing
עֲרָדʿărādArad
יֹשֵׁבyōšēvSit
הַנֶּגֶבhanegevThe south
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
בָּאbāʾGo
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
דֶּרֶךְdereḵəRoad
הָאֲתָרִיםhāʾătārîmThe Atharim
וַיִּלָּחֶםwayilāḥemAnd feed on
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbəyiśərāʾēlIn he will rule as God
וַיִּשְׁבְּwayišəbəAnd transport into captivity
מִמֶּנּוּmimenûPart
שֶׁבִיševîExiled
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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