Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 2:8
8So we passed by our brothers, the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned away from the Arabah road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion-geber, and traveled along the road of the Wilderness of Moab.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So we passed by | וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞ר | wan·na·‘ă·ḇōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| our brothers | אַחֵ֣ינוּ | ’a·ḥê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H251 brother |
| the descendants | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·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 |
| We turned away | וַנֵּ֙פֶן֙ | wan·nê·p̄en | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H6437 turn |
| from the Arabah | הָֽעֲרָבָ֔ה | hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6160 desert-plain, steppe |
| road | מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | mid·de·reḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| which comes up from Elath | מֵאֵילַ֖ת | mê·’ê·laṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H359 Eloth, Elath |
| and Ezion-geber | גָּ֑בֶרס | gå̄·ḇɛ·rs | Conjunctive waw, Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6100 Etsjon-Geber |
| and traveled | וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔ר | wan·na·‘ă·ḇōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| along the road | דֶּ֖רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of the Wilderness | מִדְבַּ֥ר | miḏ·bar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4057 mouth |
| of Moab | מוֹאָֽב׃ | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.