Deuteronomy 1:44

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

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: for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them.
Num 14:45 : 45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
Num 21:3 : 3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
Isa 7:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall 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 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into 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 the LORD had shut them up?

Similar Verses (AI)

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Num 14:45
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45Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
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43So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went presumptuously up into the hill.
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Deut 7:20
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Deut 1:19-20
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Num 21:3
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Deut 4:46
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