Numbers 21:1

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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.When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.

In other translations

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.When the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev, heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked Israel and captured some prisoners.

Hebrew words

וַיִּשְׁמַעvaiyishma'and he heardH8085הַכְּנַעֲנִיhakena'anithe CanaaniteH3669מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428עֲרָד'aradAradH6166יֹשֵׁבyoshev[who] dweltH3427הַנֶּגֶבhanegevthe NegevH5045כִּיkithatH3588בָּאba'it had comeH935יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] way ofH1870הָאֲתָרִיםha'atarimthe AtharimH871וַיִּלָּחֶםvaiyilachemand he engaged in battleH3898בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלbeyisra'elagainst IsraelH3478וַיִּשְׁבְּ׀vaiyishband he took captiveH7617מִמֶּנּוּmimenusome of itH4480שֶׁבִי׃shevicaptive[s]H7628

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Arad, Atharim, Negeb

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