Numbers 20:18 Go deeper

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand it said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 1

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 Numbers 20:18 word 2

אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdom

Lemma: אֱדוֹם (e.dom) · Strong's: H0123G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Edom

Used 93 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 36:9, Genesis 36:16, Genesis 36:17, Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0123G; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 3

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 4

תַעֲבֹ֖רta.'a.Voryou will pass

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

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 Numbers 20:18 word 5

פֶּן\־pen-lest

Lemma: פֶּן־ (pen) · Strong's: H6435

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: lest

Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 19:15, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6435; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 6

בַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revwith the sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 7

אֵצֵ֥א'e.Tze'I should come out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to come out: come

Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 8

לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ\׃lik.ra.Te.chato meet you

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to encounter: toward

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 15:10, Exodus 14:27, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 21:23, Numbers 21:33, Numbers 22:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7122H; TAHOT Numbers 20:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But Edom	→	אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom
answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
You may not	→	לֹא H3808 not
travel	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
through our land	→
or we will come out	→	יָצָא H3318G to come out: come
and confront you	→	קָרָא H7122H to encounter: toward
with the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword

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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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