1 Kings 11:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran; and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, who gave him a house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּקֻ֙מוּ֙ מִמִּדְיָ֔ן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ פָּארָ֑ן וַיִּקְחוּ֩ אֲנָשִׁ֨ים עִמָּ֜ם מִפָּארָ֗ן וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיִּתֶּן־ל֣וֹ בַ֗יִת וְלֶ֙חֶם֙ אָ֣מַר ל֔וֹ וְאֶ֖רֶץ נָ֥תַן לֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyaqumu from Midyan and wayyavo'u Paran; and wayyiqchu anashim with them from Paran and wayyavo'u Mitzrayim to Paroh melekh-Mitzrayim, and wayyitten-to him bayit and lechem amar to him and eretz natan to him.

Grammar Details

*wayyaqumu*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they arose
*Midyan*: proper noun - Midian
*wayyavo'u*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came/entered
*Paran*: proper noun - Paran (place name)
*wayyiqchu*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they took
*anashim*: noun, masculine plural - men
*Paroh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
*melekh*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*wayyitten*: waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
*bayit*: noun, masculine singular - house
*lechem*: noun, masculine singular - bread/food
*amar*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said
*eretz*: noun, feminine singular - land/territory
*natan*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he gave

Word Meanings

*wayyaqumu*: and they arose/set out/departed
*wayyavo'u*: and they came/entered/arrived
*wayyiqchu*: and they took/received
*bayit*: house/dwelling/household
*lechem*: bread/food/provision
*amar*: said/spoke/commanded
*eretz*: land/territory/ground/country

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 10:12 : 12 And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.
Deut 1:1 : 1 These are the words which Moses spake unto all Israel beyond the Jordan in the wilderness, in the Arabah over against Suph, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Di-zahab.
Deut 33:2 : 2 And he said, Jehovah came from Sinai, And rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, And he came from the ten thousands of holy ones: At his right hand was a fiery law for them.
Hab 3:3 : 3 God came from Teman, And the Holy One from mount Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, And the earth was full of his praise.
Num 22:4 : 4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.
Num 25:6 : 6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, while they were weeping at the door of the tent of meeting.
Num 25:14 : 14 Now the name of the man of Israel that was slain, who was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a fathers' house among the Simeonites.
Num 25:18 : 18 for they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of the prince of Midian, their sister, who was slain on the day of the plague in the matter of Peor.
Gen 14:6 : 6 and the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
Gen 21:21 : 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Gen 25:2 : 2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.
Gen 25:4 : 4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the children of Keturah.

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