Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:28–29
28You can sell us food to eat and water to drink in exchange for silver. Only let us pass through on foot, 29just as the descendants of Esau who live in Seir and the Moabites who live in Ar did for us, until we cross the Jordan into the land that the LORD our God is giving us.”
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Deuteronomy 2:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You can sell us | תַּשְׁבִּרֵ֙נִי֙ | taš·bi·rê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular | H7666 buy grain |
| food | אֹ֣כֶל | ’ō·ḵel | Noun - masculine singular | H400 food |
| to eat | וְאָכַ֔לְתִּי | wə·’ā·ḵal·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H398 eat |
| water | וּמַ֛יִם | ū·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| to drink | וְשָׁתִ֑יתִי | wə·šā·ṯî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8354 drink |
| in exchange for silver | בַּכֶּ֥סֶף | bak·ke·sep̄ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| Only | רַ֖ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| let us pass through | אֶעְבְּרָ֥ה | ’e‘·bə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| on foot | בְרַגְלָֽי׃ | ḇə·raḡ·lāy | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H7272 foot |
Deuteronomy 2:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the descendants | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Esau | עֵשָׂ֗ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| who live | הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ | hay·yō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Seir | בְּשֵׂעִ֔יר | bə·śê·‘îr | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8165 Se`îr |
| and the Moabites | וְהַמּ֣וֹאָבִ֔ים | wə·ham·mō·w·’ā·ḇîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H4125 Moabitish |
| who live | הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים | hay·yō·šə·ḇîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Ar | בְּעָ֑ר | bə·‘ār | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6144 Ar |
| did for us | עָֽשׂוּ־ | ‘ā·śū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| until | עַ֤ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| we cross | אֶֽעֱבֹר֙ | ’e·‘ĕ·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the land | הָאָ֕רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| is giving | נֹתֵ֥ן | nō·ṯên | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| us | לָֽנוּ׃ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 2:28 Numbers 20:19
Deuteronomy 2:29 Deuteronomy 23:3–4 · Numbers 20:18 · Judges 11:17–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.