Numbers 21:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)And Israel vowed a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will indeed give this people into my hand, then I will devote their cities to destruction.”[a] 3 And the Lord heeded the voice of Israel and gave over the Canaanites, and they devoted them and their cities to destruction. So the name of the place was called (B)Hormah.[b]
The Bronze Serpent
4 From Mount Hor (C)they set out by the way to the Red Sea, (D)to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way.
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- Numbers 21:2 That is, set apart (devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verse 3
- Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction
Numbers 21:2-4
New King James Version
2 (A)So Israel made a vow to the Lord, and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then (B)I will utterly destroy their cities.” 3 And the Lord listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of that place was called [a]Hormah.
The Bronze Serpent
4 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to (C)go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became very [b]discouraged on the way.
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- Numbers 21:3 Lit. Utter Destruction
- Numbers 21:4 impatient
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