and — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤י
Kᵉnaʻanîy
the — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a kingעֲרָד֙
ʻĂrâd
Arad, the name of a place near Palestine, also of a Canaanite and an Israeliteיֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marryהַנֶּ֔גֶב
negeb
the — the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)כִּ֚י
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedבָּ֣א
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityדֶּ֖רֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbהָאֲתָרִ֑ים
ʼĂthârîym
the — Atharim, a place near Palestineוַיִּלָּ֨חֶם֙
lâcham
and — to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
in/with/by — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityוַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ
shâbâh
and — to transport into captivityמִמֶּ֖נּוּ
min
properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesשֶֽׁבִי
shᵉbîy
exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
Numbers 21:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev (the South country) heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim [the route traveled by the spies sent out by Moses], he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“When the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negev (the South country) heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim [the route traveled by the spies sent out by Moses], he fought against Israel and took some of them captive.”
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