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Numbers 33:40

And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

And king {H4428} Arad {H6166} the Canaanite {H3669}, which dwelt {H3427} in the south {H5045} in the land {H776} of Canaan {H3667}, heard {H8085} of the coming {H935} of the children {H1121} of Israel {H3478}.

The Kena'ani king of 'Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Kena'an, had heard that the people of Isra'el were coming;

Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.

And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.

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Cross-References

  • Numbers 21:1 (2 votes)

    ¶ 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.
  • Numbers 21:9 (2 votes)

    And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
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