Deuteronomy 2:1 Go deeper
Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days. (KJV)
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וַנֵּ֜פֶןva.Ne.fenand we turned
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 1
וַנִּסַּ֤עva.ni.Sa'and we set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)
Meaning: to set out
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 11:2, Genesis 12:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 20:1, Genesis 33:12, Genesis 33:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5265; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 2
הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ha.mid.Ba.rahthe wilderness towards
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 3
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way of
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: direction
Used 75 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:40, Deuteronomy 2:8, Joshua 8:15, Joshua 12:3, Judges 9:37, Judges 20:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 4
יַם\־yam-[the] sea of
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 5
ס֔וּףSufreed[s]
Lemma: סוּף (suph) · Strong's: H5488G
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Red (Sea)
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 10:19, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 15:4, Exodus 15:22, Exodus 23:31, Numbers 14:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5488G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 6
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as
Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: as which
Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 7
דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spoken
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 8
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 9
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito me
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 Deuteronomy 2:1 word 10
וַנָּ֥סָבva.Na.sovand we went around
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)
Meaning: to turn: surround
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Exodus 39:6, Exodus 39:13, Numbers 21:4, Deuteronomy 2:3, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 11
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 12
הַר\־har-[the] hill country of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 13
שֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrSeir
Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: (Mount) Seir
Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:2, Deuteronomy 2:5, 1 Chronicles 4:42, 2 Chronicles 20:10, 2 Chronicles 20:22, 2 Chronicles 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8165G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 14
יָמִ֥יםya.Mimdays
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 15
רַבִּֽים\׃\ \סra.Bimmany
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:1 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then we turned back | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| and headed | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| for the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| by way | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870J way: direction |
| of the Red | → | סוּף H5488G Red (Sea) |
| Sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| as | → | כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| had instructed me | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| and for many | → | רַב H7227A many |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| we wandered around | → | סָבַב H5437H to turn: surround |
| Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Seir | → | שֵׂעִיר H8165G (Mount) Seir |
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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