Numbers

Numbers 21:4

⁴Then they set out from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea,^c in order to bypass the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the journey

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they set out	וַיִּסְע֞וּ	way·yis·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
from Mount	הָהָר֙	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Hor	מֵהֹ֤ר	mê·hōr	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2023 Hor
along the route	דֶּ֣רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the Red	ס֔וּף	sūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
Sea	יַם־	yam-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3220 sea
in order to bypass	לִסְבֹ֖ב	lis·ḇōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Edom	אֱד֑וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
But the people	הָעָ֖ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
grew impatient	וַתִּקְצַ֥ר	wat·tiq·ṣar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7114 be short
on the journey	בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃	bad·dā·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.