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Numbers 33:40

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38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the fifth month.

39 And Aaron was an hundred and twenty and three years old when he died in mount Hor.

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

41 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah.

42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.

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BSB
Now the Canaanite king of Arad, who lived in the Negev in the land of Canaan, heard that the Israelites were coming.
KJV
And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of Israel.
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.
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.
BLB
And the Canaanite—the king of Arad—he dwelt in the Negev in the land of Canaan and heard of the coming of the sons of Israel.
ÅB
Men den kana'anittiske konge i Arad, som bodde i den sydlige del av Kana'ans land, fikk høre at Israels barn kom.
OTB
Nå hørte kanaanittenes konge i Arad, som bodde i Negev i Kanaan, om israelittenes komme.
B1930
Men den kana'anittiske konge i Arad, som bodde i den sydlige del av Kana'ans land, fikk høre at Israels barn kom.

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  • 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.

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