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And when they went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people; (KJV)
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וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙vai.yit.ha.le.Khuand they went about
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVtw3mp)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 1
מִגּ֣וֹיmi.Goyfrom nation
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 3
גּ֔וֹיGoynation
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 4
וּמִמַּמְלָכָ֖הu.mi.mam.la.Khahand from a kingdom
Lemma: מַמְלָכָה (mam.la.khah) · Strong's: H4467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: kingdom
Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 10:10, Genesis 20:9, Exodus 19:6, Numbers 32:33, Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4467; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 5
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 6
עַ֥ם'ama people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 7
אַחֵֽר\׃'a.Cheranother
Lemma: אַחֵר (a.cher) · Strong's: H0312
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: another
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0312; TAHOT 1 Chronicles 16:20 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| they wandered | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| from nation | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| nation | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| from [one] kingdom | → | מַמְלָכָה H4467 kingdom |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| . . . | → | עַם H5971A people |
| another | → | אַחֵר H0312 another |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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