Deuteronomy 1:44

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּצֵ֨א הָאֱמֹרִ֜י הַיֹּשֵׁ֨ב בָּהָ֤ר הַהוּא֙ לִקְרַאתְכֶ֔ם וַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים וֽ͏ַיַּכְּת֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֛ם בְּשֵׂעִ֖יר עַד־חָרְמָֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyēṣēʾ the hāʾĕmōrî the hayyōšēb in bāhār hahūʾ to liqrʾatkem, and wayyirdəpū you kaʾăšer taʿăśeynāh the dəbōrîm, and wayyakkətū you in Śēʿîr as far as Ḥormāh.

Grammar Details

*wayyēṣēʾ*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he went out
*hāʾĕmōrî*: proper noun, masculine singular with definite article - the Amorite
*hayyōšēb*: qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one dwelling
*bāhār*: noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article - in the mountain
*hahūʾ*: demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that
*liqrʾatkem*: noun, feminine singular construct with preposition and 2nd person masculine plural suffix - to meet you
*wayyirdəpū*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they pursued
*kaʾăšer*: conjunction - as/like
*taʿăśeynāh*: qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural - they do
*dəbōrîm*: noun, feminine plural with definite article - the bees
*wayyakkətū*: hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they struck
*Śēʿîr*: proper noun - Seir
*Ḥormāh*: proper noun - Hormah

Word Meanings

*wayyēṣēʾ*: and he went out/came out/departed
*hāʾĕmōrî*: the Amorite/Amorites (collective singular)
*hayyōšēb*: the one dwelling/inhabiting/residing
*wayyirdəpū*: and they pursued/chased/followed after
*taʿăśeynāh*: they do/make/act
*dəbōrîm*: bees/wasps/hornets
*wayyakkətū*: and they struck/beat/defeated

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Referenced Verses

Ps 118:12 : 12 They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
Num 14:45 : 45 Then the Amalekite came down, and the Canaanite who dwelt in that mountain, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah.
Num 21:3 : 3 And Jehovah hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and the name of the place was called Hormah.
Isa 7:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Jehovah will hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
Deut 28:25 : 25 Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth.
Deut 32:30 : 30 How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?

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