Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 2:1–3

¹Then we turned back and headed for the wilderness by way of the Red Sea,^a as the LORD had instructed me, and for many days we wandered around Mount Seir.

²At this time the LORD said to me, ³“You have been wandering around this hill country long enough; turn to the north

Footnotes

a 2:1 Or the Sea of Reeds

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Deuteronomy 2:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then we turned back	וַנֵּ֜פֶן	wan·nê·p̄en	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H6437 turn
and headed	וַנִּסַּ֤ע	wan·nis·sa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
for the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙	ham·miḏ·bā·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4057 mouth
by way	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the Red	ס֔וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	יַם־	yam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had instructed me	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
and for many	רַבִּֽים׃ס	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
days	יָמִ֥ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
we wandered around	וַנָּ֥סָב	wan·nā·sāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Seir	שֵׂעִ֖יר	śê·‘îr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8165 Se`îr

Deuteronomy 2:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At this time the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֥י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to

Deuteronomy 2:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have been wandering around	סֹ֖ב	sōḇ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
hill country	הָהָ֣ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
long enough	רַב־	raḇ-	Adverb	H7227 much, many, great
turn	פְּנ֥וּ	pə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6437 turn
to the north	צָפֹֽנָה׃	ṣā·p̄ō·nāh	Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6828 north

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 2:1 Deuteronomy 1:40 · Numbers 21:4 · Numbers 14:25 · Deuteronomy 1:2 · Judges 11:18

Deuteronomy 2:3 Deuteronomy 1:6 · Deuteronomy 2:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.