KJV: 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.
YLT: and the Amorite who is dwelling in that hill-country cometh out to meet you, and they pursue you as the bees do, and smite you in Seir -- unto Hormah.
Darby: And the Amorite that dwelt on that hill came out against you, and chased you, like as bees do, and cut you in pieces in Seir, as far as Hormah.
ASV: And the Amorites, that dwelt in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.
וַיֵּצֵ֨א | And came out |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: יׄוצֵאת Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth. |
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הָאֱמֹרִ֜י | the Amorites |
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱמֹרִי Sense: one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt. |
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הַיֹּשֵׁ֨ב | who dwelt |
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide. |
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בָּהָ֤ר | in mountain |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount. |
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הַהוּא֙ | that |
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it. |
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לִקְרַאתְכֶ֔ם | against you |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine plural Root: קָרָא Sense: to encounter, befall, meet. |
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וַיִּרְדְּפ֣וּ | and chased |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: רָדַף Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after. |
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הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים | bees |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: דְּבֹורָה Sense: bee. |
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וַֽיַּכְּת֥וּ | and drove back |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: כָּתַת Sense: to beat, crush by beating, crush to pieces, crush fine. |
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בְּשֵׂעִ֖יר | from Seir |
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שֵׂעִיר Sense: patriarch of the Horites, the inhabitants of Edom before the descendants of Esau, the Edomites. |
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חָרְמָֽה | Hormah |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: חָרְמָה Sense: a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah. |