Numbers 14:45
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah. | Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah. | Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he came down | וַיֵּ֤רֶד | vai-YE-red | H3381 | to go downיָרַד (ya.rad) 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down |
| the Amalekite[s] | הָעֲמָלֵקִי֙ | ha-'a-mal-KI | H6003 | Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִי (a.ma.le.qi) Someone descended from Amekek Group of a.ma.leq (עֲמָלֵק "Amalek" H6002) § Amalekite, of Amalek "people of lapping" descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau |
| and the Canaanite[s] | וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י | ve-ha-ke-na-'a-NI | H3669A | Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) Group of ke.na.an (כְּנַ֫עַן "Canaan" H3667A) § Canaanite, of Cana "zealous" adj descendant or inhabitant of Canaan |
| who dwelt | הַיֹּשֵׁ֖ב | hai-yo-SHEV | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| in the hill country | בָּהָ֣ר | ba-HAR | H2022H | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| the that | הַה֑וּא | ha-HU' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| and they struck them | וַיַּכּ֥וּם | vai-ya-KUM | H5221 | to smiteנָכָה (na.khah) 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill 1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten 1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust 1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast) 1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage 1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy 1d) (Hophal) to be smitten 1d1) to receive a blow 1d2) to be wounded 1d3) to be beaten 1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain 1d5) to be attacked and captured 1d6) to be smitten (with disease) … |
| and they scattered them | וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם | vai-ya-ke-TUM | H3807 | to crushכָּתַת (ka.tat) 1) to beat, crush by beating, crush to pieces, crush fine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat or crush fine 1a2) to beat, hammer 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to beat or crush fine 1b2) to beat, hammer 1c) (Pual) to be beaten 1d) (Hiphil) to beat in pieces, shatter 1e) (Hophal) to be beaten, be crushed |
| to | עַד־ | 'ad- | H5704 | tillעַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705) |
| the Hormah | הַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פ | HA-cha-re-MAH | H2767 | Hormahחׇרְמָה (chor.mah) Hormah = "devotion" a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah Another name of tse.phat (צְפַ֑ת "Zephath" H6857) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.