Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:1
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.
Footnotes
- a 2:1 Or the Sea of Reeds
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.