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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. (KJV)

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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'and he heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 1

הַכְּנַעֲנִ֤יha.ke.na.'a.Nithe Canaanite

Lemma: כְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) · Strong's: H3669A

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNgmsa)

Meaning: Canaanite

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 10:18, Genesis 10:19, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 15:21, Genesis 24:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3669A; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 2

מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 3

עֲרָד֙'a.RadArad

Lemma: עֲרָד (a.rad) · Strong's: H6166A

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Arad

Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 33:40, Joshua 12:14, Judges 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6166A; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 4

יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[who] dwelt

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 5

הַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevthe Negev

Lemma: נֶ֫גֶב (ne.gev) · Strong's: H5045G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Negeb

Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 24:62, Numbers 13:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5045G; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 6

כִּ֚יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 7

בָּ֣אba'it had come

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 8

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 9

דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way of

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 10

הָאֲתָרִ֑יםha.'a.ta.Rimthe Atharim

Lemma: אֲתָרִים (a.ta.rim) · Strong's: H0871

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Atharim

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0871; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 11

וַיִּלָּ֙חֶם֙vai.yi.La.chemand he engaged in battle

Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)

Meaning: to fight

Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 12

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'Elagainst Israel

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 13

וַיִּ֥שְׁבְּ\׀vai.Yishband he took captive

Lemma: שָׁבָה (sha.vah) · Strong's: H7617

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take captive

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:29, Exodus 22:10, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 31:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7617; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 14

מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nusome of it

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 15

שֶֽׁבִי\׃She.vicaptive[s]

Lemma: שְׁבִי (she.vi) · Strong's: H7628A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: captivity

Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 31:19, Numbers 31:26, Deuteronomy 21:10, Deuteronomy 21:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7628A; TAHOT Numbers 21:1 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

When the Canaanite	→	כְּנַעֲנִי H3669A Canaanite
king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Arad	→	עֲרָד H6166A Arad
who lived	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in the Negev	→	נֶ֫גֶב H5045G Negeb
heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
that	→	כִּי H3588A for
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
was coming	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
along the road	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
to Atharim	→	אֲתָרִים H0871 Atharim
he attacked	→	לָחַם H3898A to fight
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
and captured	→	שָׁבָה H7617 to take captive
some	→	מִן־ H4480A from
prisoners	→	שְׁבִי H7628A captivity

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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