Verse 8

{ "verseID": "2Kings.3.8", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אֵי־זֶ֥ה הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ נַעֲלֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר אֱדֽוֹם׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer*, which *ha-derek* *naʿăleh*? *wa-yōʾmer*, *derek* wilderness-of-*ʾĔdôm*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾêy-zeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative pronoun - which", "*ha-derek*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the way/road", "*naʿăleh*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we will go up", "*derek*": "construct noun - way of/road of", "*midbar*": "masculine singular construct - wilderness of", "*ʾĔdôm*": "proper name - Edom" }, "variants": { "*ha-derek*": "the way/road/route", "*naʿăleh*": "shall we go up/advance/attack", "*midbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited region" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Numbers.21.4", "source": "וַיִּסְע֞וּ מֵהֹ֤ר הָהָר֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ס֔וּף לִסְבֹ֖ב אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ אֱד֑וֹם וַתִּקְצַ֥ר נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖ם בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃", "text": "And *wə-yis'û* from-*hōr* the-*hāhār* *dereḵ* *yam*-*sûp̄* *lisbōḇ* *'eṯ*-*'ereṣ* *'ĕḏôm* and *wə-tiqṣar* *nep̄eš*-the-*'ām* in-the-*dāreḵ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yis'û*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they journeyed/traveled", "*hōr*": "proper noun - Hor", "*hāhār*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the mountain", "*dereḵ*": "noun masculine singular construct - way of/by way of", "*yam*-*sûp̄*": "construct relationship - Sea of Reeds/Red Sea", "*lisbōḇ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go around", "*'ereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*'ĕḏôm*": "proper noun - Edom", "*wə-tiqṣar*": "conjunctive waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it was short/impatient", "*nep̄eš*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soul of", "*'ām*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the people", "*dāreḵ*": "definite noun, masculine singular - the way/journey" }, "variants": { "*hōr hāhār*": "Mount Hor (literally 'Hor the mountain')", "*yam-sûp̄*": "Sea of Reeds/Red Sea", "*lisbōḇ*": "to go around/to circle/to bypass", "*tiqṣar nep̄eš*": "became impatient/grew discouraged/became short-tempered (idiom)" } }
  • Mal 1:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Malachi.1.2", "source": "אָהַ֤בְתִּי אֶתְכֶם֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בַּמָּ֣ה אֲהַבְתָּ֑נוּ הֲלוֹא־אָ֨ח עֵשָׂ֤ו לְיַֽעֲקֹב֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וָאֹהַ֖ב אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב׃", "text": "*ʾāhaḇtî* *ʾeṯḵem* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *waʾămartem* *bammāh* *ʾăhaḇtānû* *hălôʾ*-*ʾāḥ* *ʿĒśāw* *ləYaʿăqōḇ* *nəʾum*-*YHWH* *wāʾōhaḇ* *ʾeṯ*-*Yaʿăqōḇ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāhaḇtî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have loved", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - you (plural)", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he said/says", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*waʾămartem*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - and you have said", "*bammāh*": "preposition + interrogative - in what/how/whereby", "*ʾăhaḇtānû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - you have loved us", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle - is not/was not", "*ʾāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - brother of", "*ʿĒśāw*": "proper noun - Esau", "*ləYaʿăqōḇ*": "preposition + proper noun - to/for Jacob", "*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration/oracle of", "*wāʾōhaḇ*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - and I loved/have loved", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob" }, "variants": { "*ʾāhaḇtî*": "I have loved/I love", "*bammāh*": "in what way/how/whereby", "*hălôʾ*": "was not/is not (rhetorical question)", "*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle", "*wāʾōhaḇ*": "yet I loved/and I have loved/and I continue to love" } } 3 { "verseID": "Malachi.1.3", "source": "וְאֶת־עֵשָׂ֖ו שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וָאָשִׂ֤ים אֶת־הָרָיו֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְתַנּ֥וֹת מִדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "*wəʾeṯ*-*ʿĒśāw* *śānēʾṯî* *wāʾāśîm* *ʾeṯ*-*hārāyw* *šəmāmāh* *wəʾeṯ*-*naḥălāṯô* *ləṯannôṯ* *miḏbār*", "grammar": { "*wəʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ʿĒśāw*": "proper noun - Esau", "*śānēʾṯî*": "verb, Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have hated", "*wāʾāśîm*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I appointed/made", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*hārāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mountains", "*šəmāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - desolation/waste", "*wəʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*naḥălāṯô*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his inheritance/possession", "*ləṯannôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - for jackals/dragons of", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - desert/wilderness" }, "variants": { "*śānēʾṯî*": "I hated/I have hated/I rejected", "*wāʾāśîm*": "and I made/appointed/turned", "*šəmāmāh*": "desolation/waste/wilderness", "*naḥălāṯô*": "his inheritance/possession/territory", "*ləṯannôṯ*": "for jackals/dragons/desert creatures", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland" } }