Revised Literal Translation

Numbers 21:1-3

1And whenkingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Aradעֲרָד֙'a.RadH6166the Canaaniteהַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,which dweltיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085tell that Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֣אba'H935by the wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the spiesהָאֲתָרִ֑יםha.'a.ta.RimH871;then he foughtוַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙vai.yi.La.chemH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and tookוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ׀vai.YishbH7617someof them prisonersשֶֽׁבִי׃She.viH7628.

2And Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478vowedוַיִּדַּ֨רvai.yi.DarH5087a vowנֶ֛דֶרNe.derH5088unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,If thou wilt indeedנָתֹ֨ןna.TonH5414deliverתִּתֵּ֜ןti.TenH5414this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,then I will utterly destroyוְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖יve.ha.cha.ram.TiH2763their citiesעָרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.rei.HemH5892.

3And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֨עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and delivered upוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669;and they utterly destroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֥םvai.ya.cha.RemH2763them and their citiesעָרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.rei.HemH5892:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725Hormahחָרְמָֽה׃ פcha.re.MahH2767.

Read all of Numbers 21

Commentaries on Numbers 21