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.
Numbers 33:40 in other translations
| BSB | Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming. |
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| WEB | The Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the South in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And the Canaanite--king Arad--who is dwelling in the south, in the land of Canaan, heareth of the coming of the sons of Israel. |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And news of the coming of the children of Israel came to the king of Arad, the Canaanite, who was living in the South in the land of Canaan. |
| Webster | And king Arad the Canaanite who dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel. |
What does Numbers 33:40 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Numbers 33:1-49
This is a brief review of the travels of the children of Israel through the wilderness. It is a memorable history. In their travels towards Canaan they were continually on the remove. Such is our state in this world; we have here no continuing city, and all our removes in this world are but from one part a desert to another. They were led to and fro, forward and backward, yet were all the while under the direction…
Numbers 33:40 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Numbers 33:40
- Numbers 21:1-9
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. And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities. 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. And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way. …
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Context
- Numbers 33:39
And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.
- 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.
- Numbers 33:41
And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.
Numbers 33:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el Cananeo, rey de Arad, que habitaba al mediodía en la tierra de Canaán, oyó como habían venido los hijos de Israel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le Cananéen, roi d’Arad, qui habitait le midi, dans le pays de Canaan, apprit que les fils d’Israël venaient. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und der Kanaaniter, der König von Arad, der im Süden wohnte im Lande Kanaan, hörte von dem Kommen der Kinder Israel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Audivitque Chananæus rex Arad, qui habitabat ad meridiem, in terram Chanaan venisse filios Israël. |