So (A)Israel made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will [a]utterly destroy their cities.” The Lord heard the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites; then they [b]utterly destroyed them and their cities. Thus the name of the place was called [c](B)Hormah.

Then they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the [d]Red Sea, to (C)go around the land of Edom; and the [e]people became impatient because of the journey.

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:2 Lit devote to destruction
  2. Numbers 21:3 Lit devoted to destruction
  3. Numbers 21:3 I.e. a devoted thing; or Destruction
  4. Numbers 21:4 Lit Sea of Reeds
  5. Numbers 21:4 Lit soul of the people was short

Then Israel made this vow(A) to the Lord: “If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy[a](B) their cities.” The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites(C) over to them. They completely destroyed them(D) and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.[b](E)

The Bronze Snake

They traveled from Mount Hor(F) along the route to the Red Sea,[c](G) to go around Edom.(H) But the people grew impatient on the way;(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 3.
  2. Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction.
  3. Numbers 21:4 Or the Sea of Reeds