Numbers
Numbers 20:21
21So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Edom | אֱד֗וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| refused | וַיְמָאֵ֣ן׀ | way·mā·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3985 refuse |
| to allow | נְתֹן֙ | nə·ṯōn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to pass | עֲבֹ֖ר | ‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| through their territory | בִּגְבֻל֑וֹ | biḡ·ḇu·lōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| and Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| turned away | וַיֵּ֥ט | way·yêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| from them | מֵעָלָֽיו׃פ | mê·‘ā·lāw | Preposition-m; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.