Deuteronomy 2:8 Go deeper
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And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-gaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab. (KJV)
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וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞רva.na.'a.Vorand we passed away
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 1
מֵאֵ֧תme.'Etfrom with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 2
אַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nurelatives our
Lemma: אָח (ach) · Strong's: H0251I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: brother: compatriot
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 37:19, Genesis 42:21, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 10:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0251I; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 3
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 4
עֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavEsau
Lemma: עֵשָׂו (e.sav) · Strong's: H6215H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Esau
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 36:40, Genesis 36:43, Deuteronomy 2:4, Deuteronomy 2:5, Deuteronomy 2:12, Deuteronomy 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6215H; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 5
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.Vimwho were dwelling
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 6
בְּשֵׂעִ֔ירbe.se.'Irin Seir
Lemma: שֵׂעִיר (se.ir) · Strong's: H8165A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Seir
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 32:3, Genesis 33:14, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 36:8, Genesis 36:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8165A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 7
מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhfrom [the] way of
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: road
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 8
הָֽעֲרָבָ֔הha.'a.ra.Vahthe desert plain
Lemma: עֲרָבָה (a.ra.vah) · Strong's: H6160G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Arabah
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:1, Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:17, Deuteronomy 4:49, Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 8:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6160G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 9
מֵאֵילַ֖תme.'ei.Latfrom Elath
Lemma: אֵילַת (e.lat) · Strong's: H0359A
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Elath
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 14:22, 2 Kings 16:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0359A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 10
וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ןu.me.'etz.Yonand from Ezion
Lemma: עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) · Strong's: H6100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ezion-geber
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 33:35, Numbers 33:36, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 8:17, 2 Chronicles 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6100; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 11
גָּ֑בֶר\ \סGa.verGeber
Lemma: עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר (ets.yon ge.ver) · Strong's: H6100
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Ezion-geber
Used 14 times. Also: Numbers 33:35, Numbers 33:36, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 22:48, 2 Chronicles 8:17, 2 Chronicles 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6100; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 12
וַנֵּ֙פֶן֙va.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 2:8 word 13
וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔רva.na.'a.Vorand we passed along
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 14
דֶּ֖רֶךְDe.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 2:1, Joshua 8:15, Joshua 12:3, Judges 9:37, Judges 20:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870J; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 15
מִדְבַּ֥רmid.Bar[the] wilderness of
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 2:8 word 16
מוֹאָֽב\׃mo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Deuteronomy 2:8 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So we passed by | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| our brothers | → | אָח H0251I brother: compatriot |
| the descendants | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| of Esau | → | עֵשָׂו H6215H Esau |
| who live | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in Seir | → | שֵׂעִיר H8165A Seir |
| We turned away | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| from the Arabah | → | עֲרָבָה H6160G Arabah |
| road | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road |
| which comes up from Elath | → | אֵילַת H0359A Elath |
| and Ezion-geber | → | עֶצְיוֹן גֶּ֫בֶר H6100 Ezion-geber |
| and traveled | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| along the road | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road |
| of the Wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
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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