Numbers 21:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 21:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤י
Kᵉnaʻanîy
H3669
Canaanite
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עֲרָד֙
ʻĂrâd
H6166
Arad
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הַנֶּ֔גֶב
negeb
H5045
south
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
דֶּ֖רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
הָאֲתָרִ֑ים
ʼĂthârîym
H871
mountain pass
וַיִּלָּ֨חֶם֙
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ
shâbâh
H7617
to capture
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ
min
H4480
from
שֶֽׁבִי
shᵉbîy
H7628
captivity
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, the one dwelling in the Negev, heard that Israel had come the way of the Atharim, and he fought against Israel, and he took captive from him a captive.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).