16 Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

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16 At this the men greatly feared(A) the Lord, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows(B) to him.

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13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,

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13 I will come to your temple with burnt offerings(A)
    and fulfill my vows(B) to you—

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14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

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14 vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke
    when I was in trouble.

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11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

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11 And she made a vow,(A) saying, “Lord Almighty(B), if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember(C) me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life,(D) and no razor(E) will ever be used on his head.”

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21 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.

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Arad Destroyed

21 When the Canaanite king of Arad,(A) who lived in the Negev,(B) heard that Israel was coming along the road to Atharim, he attacked the Israelites and captured some of them. Then Israel made this vow(C) to the Lord: “If you will deliver these people into our hands, we will totally destroy[a](D) their cities.” The Lord listened to Israel’s plea and gave the Canaanites(E) over to them. They completely destroyed them(F) and their towns; so the place was named Hormah.[b](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Numbers 21:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 3.
  2. Numbers 21:3 Hormah means destruction.