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And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth, and passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three days’ journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. (KJV)
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וַיִּסְעוּ֙vai.yis.'Uand they set out
Lemma: נָסַע (na.sa) · Strong's: H5265
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 Numbers 33:8 word 1
מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Neifrom before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 2
הַֽחִירֹ֔תha.chi.Rot<the> Hahiroth
Lemma: פִּי הַחִירֹת (pi ha.chi.rot) · Strong's: H6367
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Pi-hahiroth
Used 7 times. Also: Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Numbers 33:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6367; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 3
וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּvai.ya.'av.Ruand they passed
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 33:8 word 4
בְתוֹךְ\־ve.tokh-in [the] middle of
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 5
הַיָּ֖םhai.Yamthe sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 Numbers 33:8 word 6
הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.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 Numbers 33:8 word 7
וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.Khuand they went
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 8
דֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekha journey of
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: journey
Used 155 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:21, Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:40, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870L; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 9
שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HAcbsc)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 10
יָמִים֙ya.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 Numbers 33:8 word 11
בְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.Barin [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 Numbers 33:8 word 12
אֵתָ֔ם'e.TamEtham
Lemma: אֵתָם (e.tam) · Strong's: H0864
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Etham
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 13:20, Numbers 33:6, Numbers 33:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0864; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 13
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.Nuand they encamped
Lemma: חָנָה (cha.nah) · Strong's: H2583
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to camp
Used 143 times. Also: Genesis 26:17, Genesis 33:18, Exodus 13:20, Exodus 14:2, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2583; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 14
בְּמָרָֽה\׃be.ma.Rahat Marah
Lemma: מָרָה (ma.rah) · Strong's: H4785
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Marah
Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 15:23, Numbers 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4785; TAHOT Numbers 33:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They set out | → | נָסַע H5265 to set out |
| from | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| Pi-hahiroth | → | פִּי הַחִירֹת H6367 Pi-hahiroth |
| and crossed | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| through | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
| the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| into the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| and they journeyed three days | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| . . . | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| . . . | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870L way: journey |
| into the Wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| of Etham | → | אֵתָם H0864 Etham |
| and camped | → | חָנָה H2583 to camp |
| at Marah | → | מָרָה H4785 Marah |
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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