Numbers 33:48

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they journeyed from the mountains of Abarim, and encamped in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּסְע֖וּ מֵהָרֵ֣י הָעֲבָרִ֑ים וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת מוֹאָ֔ב עַ֖ל יַרְדֵּ֥ן יְרֵחֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wə-yis'û from hārê hā-'Ăbārîm, and wə-yaḥanû in 'arəbôt Môʾāb upon Yardēn Yərēḥô.

Grammar Details

*wə-yis'û*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they journeyed/set out
*hārê hā-'Ăbārîm*: construct form with definite article + prefixed preposition *mē* - from mountains of the Abarim
*wə-yaḥanû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they camped/encamped
*'arəbôt Môʾāb*: construct form with prefixed preposition *bə* - in plains of Moab
*Yardēn Yərēḥô*: construct form with prefixed preposition *'al* - upon/by Jordan of Jericho

Word Meanings

*yis'û*: journey/set out/depart
*yaḥanû*: camp/encamp/pitch [tents]
*hārê*: mountains of/hills of
*'Ăbārîm*: regions beyond/crossings
*'arəbôt*: plains/steppes/deserts
*'al*: upon/by/beside/near

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 22:1 : 1 And the children of Israel journeyed, and encamped in the plains of Moab beyond the Jordan at Jericho.

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