SEV Biblia, Chapter 21:3
Y el SEÑOR escuchó la voz de Israel, y entregó al cananeo, y los destruyó a ellos y a sus ciudades; y llamó el nombre de aquel lugar Horma (destrucción ).
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Numbers 21:3
Verse 3. The Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel] The whole of this verse appears to me to have been added after the days of Joshua. It is certain the Canaanites were not utterly destroyed at the time here spoken of, for this did not take place till after the death of Moses. If, instead of utterly destroyed them, µrjyw vaiyacharem, we translate they devoted them to utter destruction, it will make a good sense, and not repugnant to the Hebrew; though some think it more probable that the verse was added afterwards by Joshua or Ezra, in testimony of the fulfillment of God's promise; for Arad, who is mentioned as being destroyed here, is mentioned among those destroyed by Joshua long after, (see Josh. xii. xiv. ) but this is quite consistent with their being devoted to destruction, as this might be fulfilled any time after. See the note on Leviticus 27.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 3. And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel , etc.] In their prayers and vows; with acceptance heard, and answered them according to their wish: and delivered up the Canaanites : into their hands, gave them victory over them: and they utterly destroyed them and their cities ; that is, “anathematized” them, and devoted them to destruction; for as yet they did not actually destroy them, since we read of Arad afterwards, ( Joshua 12:14), but this they did in Joshua’s time, when the whole land of Canaan came into their hands; for had they entered the land now, and took and destroyed the cities belonging to Arad, they would doubtless have proceeded, and pursued their conquests, and not have returned into the wilderness again to go round about Edom, in order to enter another way; many think, as Aben Ezra observes on ( Numbers 21:1) that this section was written by Joshua, after the land was subdued: and he called the name of the place Hormah ; which before was called Zephath, and it seems to have its name from various disasters which happened at this place; as the defeat of the Israelites by the Amalekites, ( Numbers 14:45), and here of the Canaanites by the Israelites, and afterwards of the inhabitants of this place by Judah and Simeon, ( Judges 1:17) it had its name from “Cherem”, the anathema or destruction it was devoted to.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-3 - Before the people began their march round the country of Edom, the kin of Arad, a Canaanite, who inhabited the southern part of the country attacked them in the wilderness, and took some prisoners. This was to lead the Israelites to look more thoroughly to the Lord.
Original Hebrew
וישׁמע 8085 יהוה 3068 בקול 6963 ישׂראל 3478 ויתן 5414 את 853 הכנעני 3669 ויחרם 2763 אתהם 853 ואת 853 עריהם 5892 ויקרא 7121 שׁם 8034 המקום 4725 חרמה׃ 2767
