2. Then the Israelites made a vow to the Lord: “If you will let us conquer these people, we will unconditionally dedicate and could not be used; it had to be destroyed. them and their cities to you and will destroy them.”
3. The Lord heard them and helped them to conquer the Canaanites. So the Israelites completely destroyed them and their cities, and named the place Hormah.
4. The Israelites left Mount Hor by the road that leads to the Gulf of Aqaba, in order to go round the territory of Edom. But on the way the people lost their patience
5. and spoke against God and Moses. They complained, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt to die in this desert, where there is no food or water? We can't stand any more of this miserable food!”