Numbers 20:21 Go deeper

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַיְמָאֵ֣ן\׀vay.ma.'Enand it refused

Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3985

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to refuse

Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 37:35, Genesis 39:8, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 7:14, Exodus 10:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3985; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 1

אֱד֗וֹם'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 20:21 word 2

נְתֹן֙ne.Tonto permit

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

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

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 3

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 Numbers 20:21 word 4

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 5

עֲבֹ֖ר'a.Vorto pass

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

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

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 20:21 word 6

בִּגְבֻל֑וֹbig.vu.Loin territory its

Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: border: area

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 7

וַיֵּ֥טvai.Yetand it turned aside

Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186

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

Meaning: to stretch

Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 8

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsrael

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 9

מֵעָלָֽיו\׃\ \פme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Numbers 20:21 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

So Edom	→	אֱדוֹם H0123G Edom
refused	→	מָאֵן H3985 to refuse
to allow	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
to pass	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
through their territory	→	גְּבוּל H1366H border: area
and Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
turned away	→	נָטָה H5186 to stretch
from them	→	עַל H5921A upon

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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