Numbers
Numbers 20:18
18But Edom answered, “You may not travel through our land, or we will come out and confront you with the sword.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Edom | אֱד֔וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| answered | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You may not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| travel | תַעֲבֹ֖ר | ṯa·‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| through our land | בִּ֑י | bî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| or we will come out | אֵצֵ֥א | ’ê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and confront you | לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃ | liq·rā·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| with the sword | בַּחֶ֖רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.