Numbers 20:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֱד֔וֹם לֹ֥א תַעֲבֹ֖ר בִּ֑י פֶּן־בַּחֶ֖רֶב אֵצֵ֥א לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ

Transliteration

And-yōʾmer to-him ʾĕdôm not taʿăbōr in-me lest-with-the-ḥereb ʾēṣēʾ liqrāʾtekā

Grammar Details

*yōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾĕdôm*: proper noun - Edom
*taʿăbōr*: qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will pass
*ḥereb*: feminine singular with definite article - the sword
*ʾēṣēʾ*: qal imperfect 1st singular - I will come out
*liqrāʾtekā*: qal infinitive construct with lamed + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to meet you

Word Meanings

*taʿăbōr*: pass through/cross
*ḥereb*: sword
*ʾēṣēʾ* *liqrāʾtekā*: I will come out against you/I will come to meet you

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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