Deuteronomy 1:44

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the Amorites who lived in that hill country came out against you and chased you as bees do; they struck you down from Seir all the way to Hormah.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and stroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the Amorites, who dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, as far as Hormah.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the Amorites,{H567} that dwelt{H3427} in that hill-country,{H2022} came out{H3318} against{H7125} you, and chased{H7291} you, as bees{H1682} do,{H6213} and beat{H3807} you down in Seir,{H8165} even unto Hormah.{H2767}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the Amorites{H567}, which dwelt{H3427}{(H8802)} in that mountain{H2022}, came out{H3318}{(H8799)} against{H7125}{(H8800)} you, and chased{H7291}{(H8799)} you, as bees{H1682} do{H6213}{(H8799)}, and destroyed{H3807}{(H8686)} you in Seir{H8165}, even unto Hormah{H2767}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    The the Amorites which dwelt in those hilles, came out agenst you and chased you as bees doo, and hewed you in Seir, eue vnto Horma.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then the Amorites that dwelt vpon the moutaynes, came out against you, and chaced you, as Bees do, and smote you at Seir, euen vnto Horma.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the Amorites which dwelt in that mountaine came out against you, and chased you (as bees vse to doe) and destroied you in Seir, euen vnto Hormah.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Amorites whiche dwelt in that mountayne, came out against you, and chased you as bees vse to do, and destroyed you in Seir, euen vnto Horma.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, [even] unto Hormah.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The Amorites, who lived in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir -- unto Hormah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Amorites who were in the hill-country came out against you and put you to flight, rushing after you like bees, and overcame you in Seir, driving you even as far as Hormah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The Amorites, who lived in that hill country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Amorite inhabitants of that area confronted you and chased you like a swarm of bees, striking you down from Seir as far as Hormah.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 118:12 : 12 They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished like burning thorns; in the name of the Lord, I cut them off.
  • Num 14:45 : 45 Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them as far as Hormah.
  • Num 21:3 : 3 The LORD listened to Israel’s request and gave the Canaanites into their hands. They utterly destroyed them and their cities, and the place was called Hormah.
  • Isa 7:18 : 18 On that day the Lord will whistle for the flies at the farthest streams of Egypt and for the bees in the land of Assyria.
  • Deut 28:25 : 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven directions. You will become a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
  • Deut 32:30 : 30 How could one chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and the LORD had handed them over?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Num 14:45
    81%

    45 Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them as far as Hormah.

  • Josh 24:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11 You crossed the Jordan and came to Jericho. The leaders of Jericho, along with the Amorites, Perizzites, Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites, and Jebusites fought against you, but I gave them into your hands.

    12 I sent the hornet ahead of you, and it drove out the two Amorite kings from before you. It was not by your sword or bow.

  • Deut 1:43
    75%

    43 So I spoke to you, but you did not listen. You rebelled against the command of the LORD and presumptuously went up into the hill country.

  • Deut 1:45
    75%

    45 Then you returned and wept before the LORD, but He did not listen to your cries or pay attention to you.

  • Deut 1:27
    75%

    27 You grumbled in your tents and said, 'Because the LORD hates us, He brought us out of the land of Egypt to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us.'

  • Deut 7:20
    74%

    20 Moreover, the LORD your God will send the hornet among them until those who are left and hiding from you perish.

  • Deut 1:19-20
    2 verses
    74%

    19 Then we set out from Horeb and went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which you saw, on the way to the hill country of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us. And we came to Kadesh-barnea.

    20 Then I said to you, 'You have come to the hill country of the Amorites, which the LORD our God is giving us.'

  • Josh 24:8
    74%

    8 I brought you to the land of the Amorites who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. You took possession of their land, and I destroyed them before you.

  • Gen 14:6-7
    2 verses
    73%

    6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is near the wilderness.

    7 Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazezon-Tamar.

  • Josh 2:10
    73%

    10 We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed.

  • Num 21:3
    73%

    3 The LORD listened to Israel’s request and gave the Canaanites into their hands. They utterly destroyed them and their cities, and the place was called Hormah.

  • Amos 2:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    9 'Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorites before them, whose height was like the cedars and whose strength was like the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.'

    10 'It was I who brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorites.'

  • Deut 9:8
    72%

    8 Even at Horeb, you provoked the LORD to anger, and the LORD was angry enough with you to destroy you.

  • Deut 4:46
    72%

    46 They were given east of the Jordan, in the valley opposite Beth Peor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon. Moses and the Israelites defeated him when they came out of Egypt.

  • Deut 2:22
    72%

    22 The LORD did the same for the descendants of Esau who lived in Seir when He destroyed the Horites before them. They drove them out and have lived in their place to this day.

  • Judg 1:34-36
    3 verses
    71%

    34 The Amorites pressed the people of Dan into the hill country, not allowing them to come down to the valley.

    35 The Amorites were determined to remain in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. However, the hand of the house of Joseph grew stronger, and the Amorites were subjected to forced labor.

    36 The boundary of the Amorites was from the Ascent of Akrabbim, from Sela and onward.

  • 2 Chr 20:10
    71%

    10 'But now, here are the men from Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whose land you would not let Israel invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.'

  • Num 14:43
    71%

    43 For the Amalekites and Canaanites are there to confront you, and you will fall by the sword. Because you have turned away from the LORD, He will not be with you.

  • Deut 2:12
    71%

    12 The Horites also lived in Seir formerly, but the descendants of Esau dispossessed them. They destroyed them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land the LORD gave them as their possession.

  • Deut 31:4
    71%

    4 And the LORD will do to them as he did to Sihon and Og, the kings of the Amorites, and to their land, whom he destroyed.

  • Num 21:31-32
    2 verses
    70%

    31 So Israel lived in the land of the Amorites.

    32 Moses sent men to spy out Jazer, and they captured its surrounding settlements, driving out the Amorites who were there.

  • Exod 23:28
    70%

    28 I will send the hornet ahead of you to drive out the Hivites, Canaanites, and Hittites from your path.

  • Judg 1:17
    70%

    17 Judah went with his brother Simeon, and together they defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They destroyed the city completely, and they named it Hormah.

  • Deut 2:15
    70%

    15 Indeed, the LORD's hand was against them, eliminating them from within the camp until they were all destroyed.

  • Judg 6:3-5
    3 verses
    70%

    3 Whenever the Israelites planted crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and the people of the east would come up and attack them.

    4 They camped against them and destroyed the crops of the land all the way to Gaza, leaving nothing for the Israelites to live on—not even sheep, cattle, or donkeys.

    5 For they came with their livestock and tents, like swarms of locusts in number. Both they and their camels were too many to count, and they invaded the land to devastate it.

  • Deut 1:4
    70%

    4 This was after he had defeated Sihon, king of the Amorites, who lived in Heshbon, and Og, king of Bashan, who lived in Ashtaroth and at Edrei.

  • Deut 29:7
    70%

    7 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deut 20:17
    70%

    17 Completely destroy them—the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites—as the LORD your God has commanded you.

  • Deut 25:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17 Remember what Amalek did to you on your journey out of Egypt,

    18 how he met you on the road, attacked all who were lagging behind you when you were tired and weary, and he did not fear God.

  • 1 Sam 15:18
    69%

    18 And the LORD sent you on a mission, saying, 'Go and utterly destroy the sinful Amalekites; wage war against them until you completely wipe them out.'

  • Deut 11:5
    69%

    5 And what He did for you in the wilderness until you reached this place.

  • Deut 1:7
    69%

    7 Turn and set out on your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors—the Arabah, the hill country, the lowlands, the Negev, and the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the River Euphrates.

  • Judg 11:23
    69%

    23 Now the Lord, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites before His people Israel. Would you now take possession of it?

  • Deut 1:34
    69%

    34 When the LORD heard what you said, He became angry and swore an oath:

  • Josh 11:3
    69%

    3 These included the Canaanites in the east and west, the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, and Jebusites in the hill country, and the Hivites under Mount Hermon in the land of Mizpah.

  • 2 Chr 20:23
    69%

    23 The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the men from Mount Seir to destroy and annihilate them. After they finished slaughtering the men from Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

  • Exod 34:11
    69%

    11 Observe what I command you today. I am driving out before you the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

  • Exod 17:8
    69%

    8 Then Amalek came and fought with Israel at Rephidim.

  • Judg 2:15
    69%

    15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring disaster on them, as the LORD had said and sworn to them. And they were in great distress.