Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Exodus.13.18", "source": "וַיַּסֵּ֨ב אֱלֹהִ֧ים ׀ אֶת־הָעָ֛ם דֶּ֥רֶךְ הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר יַם־ס֑וּף וַחֲמֻשִׁ֛ים עָל֥וּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *wayyassēb* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾet*-the *hāʿām* *derekh* the *hammidbār* *yam*-*sûp*, and *chamushîm* *ʿālû* *bənê*-*Yisrāʾēl* from *ʾerets* *Mitsrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wayyassēb*": "conjunction + imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, hiphil - caused to turn/led around", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (divine intensive) - God", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the people", "*derekh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/road/path of", "*hammidbār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wilderness/desert", "*yam*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sea of", "*sûp*": "noun - reeds/rushes", "*chamushîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - armed/equipped/in battle array", "*ʿālû*": "perfect, 3rd common plural - went up/ascended", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons/children of", "*Yisrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾerets*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*Mitsrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*wayyassēb*": "led around/turned/caused to go about", "*derekh*": "way/road/path/journey", "*hammidbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yam-sûp*": "Reed Sea/Sea of Reeds (traditionally rendered Red Sea)", "*chamushîm*": "armed/equipped/in battle array/in orderly ranks/in fifties", "*ʿālû*": "went up/ascended/departed", "*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 14:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Exodus.14.2", "source": "דַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ וְיַחֲנוּ֙ לִפְנֵי֙ פִּ֣י הַחִירֹ֔ת בֵּ֥ין מִגְדֹּ֖ל וּבֵ֣ין הַיָּ֑ם לִפְנֵי֙ בַּ֣עַל צְפֹ֔ן נִכְח֥וֹ תַחֲנ֖וּ עַל־הַיָּֽם", "text": "*dabbēr* *ʾel*-*bənê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *wə-yāšuḇû* *wə-yaḥănû* *liphnê* *pî* *ha-Ḥîrōṯ* *bên* *Miḡdōl* *û-ḇên* *ha-yām* *liphnê* *Baʿal* *Ṣəphōn* *niḵḥô* *taḥănû* *ʿal*-*ha-yām*", "grammar": { "*dabbēr*": "Piel imperative, masculine singular - speak!", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*bənê*": "construct noun, masculine plural - sons of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wə-yāšuḇû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they shall turn back", "*wə-yaḥănû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they shall encamp", "*liphnê*": "preposition + noun, construct - before/in front of", "*pî*": "construct noun, masculine singular - mouth/opening of", "*ha-Ḥîrōṯ*": "article + proper noun - Pi-hahiroth", "*bên*": "preposition - between", "*Miḡdōl*": "proper noun - Migdol", "*û-ḇên*": "conjunction + preposition - and between", "*ha-yām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the sea", "*liphnê*": "preposition + noun, construct - before/in front of", "*Baʿal*": "proper noun - Baal", "*Ṣəphōn*": "proper noun - Zephon", "*niḵḥô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - opposite it", "*taḥănû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall encamp", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/by", "*ha-yām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the sea" }, "variants": { "*dabbēr*": "speak/tell", "*wə-yāšuḇû*": "and they shall turn back/and they shall return", "*wə-yaḥănû*": "and they shall encamp/and they shall camp", "*pî ha-Ḥîrōṯ*": "Pi-hahiroth/mouth of Hiroth", "*ha-yām*": "the sea/the Mediterranean/the Red Sea", "*Baʿal Ṣəphōn*": "Baal Zephon (deity or place name)", "*niḵḥô*": "opposite it/in front of it", "*taḥănû*": "you shall encamp/you shall camp" } }
  • Num 33:6-8 : 6 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.6", "source": "וַיִּסְע֖וּ מִסֻּכֹּ֑ת וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְאֵתָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "*wa*-*yisʿû* from *sukkōṯ* *wa*-*yaḥănû* in *ʾēṯām* which in *qəṣê* *hammidbār*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*yisʿû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*missukkōṯ*": "preposition + proper noun - from Succoth", "*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they camped/encamped", "*ḇəʾēṯām*": "preposition + proper noun - in Etham", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*biqṣê*": "preposition + construct state - at the edge of", "*hammidbār*": "definite article + noun - the wilderness/desert" }, "variants": { "*yisʿû*": "journeyed/traveled/set out/departed", "*yaḥănû*": "camped/encamped/pitched camp", "*qəṣê*": "edge/end/border/extremity", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } } 7 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.7", "source": "וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מֵֽאֵתָ֔ם וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ עַל־פִּ֣י הַחִירֹ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵ֖י בַּ֣עַל צְפ֑וֹן וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מִגְדֹּֽל׃", "text": "*wa*-*yisʿû* from *ʾēṯām* *wa*-*yāšāḇ* onto *pî* *haḥîrōṯ* which on *pənê* *baʿal* *ṣəp̄ôn* *wa*-*yaḥănû* before *migdōl*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*yisʿû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*mēʾēṯām*": "preposition + proper noun - from Etham", "*wa*-*yāšāḇ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it turned/returned", "*ʿal*-*pî*": "preposition + construct state - to the mouth/entrance of", "*haḥîrōṯ*": "definite article + proper noun - Pi-hahiroth", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʿal*-*pənê*": "preposition + construct state - before/in front of", "*baʿal* *ṣəp̄ôn*": "proper noun - Baal-zephon", "*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they camped/encamped", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + construct state - before/in front of", "*migdōl*": "proper noun - Migdol" }, "variants": { "*yisʿû*": "journeyed/traveled/set out/departed", "*yāšāḇ*": "turned back/returned/turned around", "*pî*": "mouth/opening/entrance", "*pənê*": "face/front/before", "*yaḥănû*": "camped/encamped/pitched camp" } } 8 { "verseID": "Numbers.33.8", "source": "וַיִּסְעוּ֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַֽחִירֹ֔ת וַיַּֽעַבְר֥וּ בְתוֹךְ־הַיָּ֖ם הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת יָמִים֙ בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר אֵתָ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּמָרָֽה׃", "text": "*wa*-*yisʿû* from *pənê* *haḥîrōṯ* *wa*-*yaʿaḇrû* through *tôḵ*-*hayyām* toward *hammidbārâ* *wa*-*yēləḵû* *dereḵ* *šəlōšeṯ* *yāmîm* in *midbar* *ʾēṯām* *wa*-*yaḥănû* in *mārâ*", "grammar": { "*wa*-*yisʿû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they journeyed/set out", "*mippənê*": "preposition + construct state - from before/from in front of", "*haḥîrōṯ*": "definite article + proper noun - Pi-hahiroth", "*wa*-*yaʿaḇrû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they passed through/crossed over", "*ḇəṯôḵ*-*hayyām*": "preposition + construct state + definite article + noun - through the midst of the sea", "*hammidbārâ*": "definite article + noun + directional heh - toward the wilderness", "*wa*-*yēləḵû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they went/walked", "*dereḵ*": "noun, construct state - way of/journey of", "*šəlōšeṯ*": "cardinal number, construct state - three", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*bəmidbar*": "preposition + noun, construct state - in wilderness of", "*ʾēṯām*": "proper noun - Etham", "*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - and they camped/encamped", "*bəmārâ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Marah" }, "variants": { "*yisʿû*": "journeyed/traveled/set out/departed", "*yaʿaḇrû*": "passed through/crossed over/went through", "*tôḵ*": "midst/middle/inside", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*yēləḵû*": "went/walked/traveled", "*yaḥănû*": "camped/encamped/pitched camp" } }
  • Deut 32:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.32.10", "source": "יִמְצָאֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִדְבָּ֔ר וּבְתֹ֖הוּ יְלֵ֣ל יְשִׁמֹ֑ן יְסֹֽבְבֶ֙נְהוּ֙ יְב֣וֹנְנֵ֔הוּ יִצְּרֶ֖נְהוּ כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן עֵינֽוֹ׃", "text": "*yimṣāʾēhû* *bəʾereṣ* *midbār* *ûḇəṯōhû* *yəlēl* *yəšimōn* *yəsōḇəḇenhû* *yəḇônənēhû* *yiṣṣərenhû* *kəʾîšôn* *ʿênô*", "grammar": { "*yimṣāʾēhû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he found him", "*bəʾereṣ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct noun - in land of", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun - wilderness/desert", "*ûḇəṯōhû*": "conjunction + preposition + masculine singular noun - and in emptiness/waste", "*yəlēl*": "masculine singular noun - howling", "*yəšimōn*": "masculine singular noun - desert/wilderness", "*yəsōḇəḇenhû*": "Polel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he encircled him", "*yəḇônənēhû*": "Polel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he instructed him", "*yiṣṣərenhû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he kept him", "*kəʾîšôn*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - as pupil of", "*ʿênô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eye" }, "variants": { "*yimṣāʾēhû*": "he found him/he discovered him/he came upon him", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/wasteland/formlessness/chaos", "*yəlēl*": "howling/wailing/wilderness", "*yəšimōn*": "desert/wilderness/wasteland", "*yəsōḇəḇenhû*": "he encircled him/he surrounded him/he protected him", "*yəḇônənēhû*": "he instructed him/he cared for him/he gave him understanding", "*yiṣṣərenhû*": "he kept him/he guarded him/he preserved him", "*ʾîšôn ʿênô*": "pupil of his eye/apple of his eye" } }
  • Josh 1:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Joshua.1.14", "source": "נְשֵׁיכֶ֣ם טַפְּכֶם֮ וּמִקְנֵיכֶם֒ יֵשְׁב֕וּ בָּאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֥ן לָכֶ֛ם מֹשֶׁ֖ה בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וְאַתֶּם֩ תַּעַבְר֨וּ חֲמֻשִׁ֜ים לִפְנֵ֣י אֲחֵיכֶ֗ם כֹּ֚ל גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י הַחַ֔יִל וַעֲזַרְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָֽם", "text": "*Nǝshêkem* *ṭappǝkem* and-*miqnêkem* *yēshǝbû* in-the-*ʾārets* which *nātan* to-you *Mōsheh* in-*ʿēber* the-*hayyardēn* and-you *taʿabrû* *ḥămushîm* before *ʾăḥêkem* all *gibbôrê* the-*ḥayil* and-*ʿăzartem* them", "grammar": { "*Nǝshêkem*": "noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your wives", "*ṭappǝkem*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your little ones", "*miqnêkem*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your livestock", "*yēshǝbû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall dwell", "*ʾārets*": "noun, feminine singular - land", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he gave", "*Mōsheh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʿēber*": "noun, masculine singular construct - side of", "*hayyardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*taʿabrû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall pass over", "*ḥămushîm*": "qal passive participle masculine plural - armed", "*ʾăḥêkem*": "noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your brothers", "*gibbôrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - mighty men of", "*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - valor", "*ʿăzartem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall help" }, "variants": { "*ṭappǝkem*": "your little ones/children/families", "*miqnêkem*": "your livestock/cattle/possessions", "*yēshǝbû*": "shall dwell/remain/inhabit", "*ʿēber*": "side/region/across", "*taʿabrû*": "shall pass over/cross/traverse", "*ḥămushîm*": "armed/equipped/in battle array", "*gibbôrê*": "mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*ḥayil*": "valor/strength/might", "*ʿăzartem*": "shall help/assist/support" } }
  • Exod 12:51 : 51 { "verseID": "Exodus.12.51", "source": "וַיְהִ֕י בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה הוֹצִ֨יא יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־צִבְאֹתָֽם׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî* *bə-ʿeṣem* the-*yôm* the-*zeh* *hôṣîʾ* *YHWH* *ʾet-bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* from-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* upon-*ṣibʾōtām*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular apocopated - and it happened", "*bə-ʿeṣem*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in the very/bone of", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*hôṣîʾ*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - brought out/led out", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾet-bənê*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - (the) children of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*ṣibʾōtām*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*bə-ʿeṣem*": "in the very/in the substance of/on the exact/in the bone of", "*hôṣîʾ*": "brought out/led out/caused to go out", "*ṣibʾōtām*": "their hosts/their armies/their divisions/their organized groups" } }
  • Ps 107:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.107.7", "source": "וַ֭יּֽ͏ַדְרִיכֵם בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יְשָׁרָ֑ה לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת אֶל־עִ֥יר מוֹשָֽׁב", "text": "and-*yadᵊrîkēm* in-*derek* *yᵊšārâ* to-*lāleket* to-*ʿîr* *môšāb*", "grammar": { "*yadᵊrîkēm*": "hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and he led them", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition bet - in way/path", "*yᵊšārâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - straight/right/level", "*lāleket*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition lamed - to go/walk", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed preposition el - to city of", "*môšāb*": "noun, masculine singular - dwelling/habitation/settlement" }, "variants": { "*yadᵊrîkēm*": "he led them/guided them/made them walk", "*derek*": "way/path/road/journey", "*yᵊšārâ*": "straight/right/level/correct", "*lāleket*": "to go/walk/proceed", "*ʿîr*": "city/town", "*môšāb*": "dwelling/settlement/habitation/residence" } }