New American Standard Bible 1995

Numbers 21:1-3

1When the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166,who livedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in theNegevהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478was comingבָּ֣אba'H935by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofAtharimהָאֲתָרִ֑יםha.'a.ta.RimH871,then he foughtוַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙vai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and tookוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617someמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of them captiveשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

2SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478madeוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518You will indeedנָתֹ֨ןna.TonH5414deliverתִּתֵּ֜ןti.TenH5414thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027, then I willutterlyH2763destroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763their citiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.”

3The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478and deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414up the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; then theyutterlyH2763destroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֥םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763them and their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892.Thus the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

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