Study it in the app“Then the Amorite who lived in that hill country came out to meet you and chased you as bees do, and crushed you in Seir as far as Hormah.”
Then the Amoriteוַ הָאֱמֹרִיwho livedהַיֹּשֵׁבin thatהַהוּאhill countryבָּהָרcame outיֵּצֵאto meet youלִקְרַאתְכֶםand chasedוַיִּרְדְּפוּyouאֶתְכֶםasכַּאֲשֶׁרbeesהַדְּבֹרִיםdo,תַּעֲשֶׂינָהand crushedוַיַּכְּתוּyouאֶתְכֶםin Seirבְּשֵׂעִירas far asעַדHormah.חָרְמָה
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appearshill country
A whole region of high ground, like that of Ephraim or Judah.
Where else “har” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsgo against
To go out to meet an army in order to fight.
Where else “kerat” appearspursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “yirdfu” appearsbee
Bee.
Where else “devorim” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taasena” appearscrush
To beat something to pieces.
Where else “yaktu” appearsSeir
Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.
Where else “seir” appearsHormah
Hormah, a place in the south of Canaan. The name comes from the word "devote to destruction" (Numbers 21:3).
Where else “charma” appears43So I spoke to you, but you did not listen; you rebelled against the command of YHWH, acted presumptuously, and went up into the hill country.
44 · This verse (above)
45You returned and wept before YHWH, but YHWH did not listen to your voice or give ear to you.
