Arad Destroyed

21 When (A)the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in (B)the Negeb, heard that Israel was coming by the way of Atharim, he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive. (C)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] 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 (D)Hormah.[b]

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 21:2 That is, set apart (devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction); also verse 3
  2. Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction

Arad Captured

21 The Canaanite king of Arad, who was dwelling in the Negev,[a] heard that Israel came along the way of Atharim; he fought against Israel and took some of them captive. Israel made a vow to Yahweh, and they said, “If you will surely give this people into our[b] hand, then we[c] will destroy[d] their cities.” Yahweh heard the voice of Israel; he gave to them the Canaanites, and they destroyed them[e] and their cities. They called the name of the place Hormah.

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Notas al pie

  1. Numbers 21:1 An arid region south of the Judean hills
  2. Numbers 21:2 Hebrew “my”
  3. Numbers 21:2 Hebrew “I”
  4. Numbers 21:2 Literally “devote to God”
  5. Numbers 21:3 Literally “they devoted to God”