Numbers
Numbers 33:7–8
7They set out from Etham and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon, and they camped near Migdol.
8They set out from Pi-hahirothb and crossed through the sea, into the wilderness, and they journeyed three days into the Wilderness of Etham and camped at Marah.
Footnotes
- b 33:8 Some Hebrew manuscripts, SP, and Vulgate; see verse 7; most MT manuscripts Hahiroth
Word by word
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Numbers 33:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They set out | וַיִּסְעוּ֙ | way·yis·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| from Etham | מֵֽאֵתָ֔ם | mê·’ê·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H864 Etham |
| and turned back | וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Pi-hahiroth | הַחִירֹ֔ת | ha·ḥî·rōṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6367 Pi-ha-Chiroth |
| opposite | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Baal-zephon | צְפ֑וֹן | ṣə·p̄ō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1189 Baal-Tsephon |
| and they camped | וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | way·ya·ḥă·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| near | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Migdol | מִגְדֹּֽל׃ | miḡ·dōl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4024 tower |
Numbers 33:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They set out | וַיִּסְעוּ֙ | way·yis·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| from | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Pi-hahiroth | הַֽחִירֹ֔ת | ha·ḥî·rōṯ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6367 Pi-ha-Chiroth |
| and crossed | וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| through | בְתוֹךְ־ | ḇə·ṯō·wḵ- | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the sea | הַיָּ֖ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| into the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה | ham·miḏ·bā·rāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H4057 mouth |
| and they journeyed three days | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| into the Wilderness | בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר | bə·miḏ·bar | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4057 mouth |
| of Etham | אֵתָ֔ם | ’ê·ṯām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H864 Etham |
| and camped | וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ | way·ya·ḥă·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| at Marah | בְּמָרָֽה׃ | bə·mā·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4785 Marah |
Cross-references
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Numbers 33:7 Exodus 14:2 · Exodus 14:9 · Numbers 33:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.