Deuteronomy 2:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞ר מֵאֵ֧ת אַחֵ֣ינוּ בְנֵי־עֵשָׂ֗ו הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּשֵׂעִ֔יר מִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ הָֽעֲרָבָ֔ה מֵאֵילַ֖ת וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ן גָּ֑בֶר ס וַנֵּ֙פֶן֙ וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔ר דֶּ֖רֶךְ מִדְבַּ֥ר מוֹאָֽב׃

Transliteration

And wannaʿăbōr from ʾaḥênū benê-ʿēśāw the yōšebîm in śēʿîr from derek the ʿărābāh from ʾêlat and from ʿeṣyōn gāber and wannepen and wannaʿăbōr derek midbar môʾāb

Grammar Details

*wannaʿăbōr*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we passed by
*ʾaḥênū*: noun masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our brothers
*benê-ʿēśāw*: noun masculine plural construct + proper noun - sons of Esau
*yōšebîm*: qal participle masculine plural - dwelling
*śēʿîr*: proper noun - Seir
*derek*: noun masculine singular construct - way of
*ʿărābāh*: noun feminine singular - desert plain/Arabah
*ʾêlat*: proper noun - Elath
*ʿeṣyōn gāber*: proper noun - Ezion-geber
*wannepen*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we turned
*midbar*: noun masculine singular construct - wilderness of
*môʾāb*: proper noun - Moab

Word Meanings

*wannaʿăbōr*: passed by/went through/crossed over
*ʾaḥênū*: our brothers/kinsmen/relatives
*yōšebîm*: dwelling/inhabiting/living
*derek*: way/road/path
*ʿărābāh*: Arabah/desert plain/wilderness
*wannepen*: turned/pivoted/changed direction
*midbar*: wilderness/desert/uninhabited land

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 9:26 : 26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
Judg 11:18 : 18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
2 Kgs 14:22 : 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
2 Kgs 16:6 : 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.
Num 20:20-21 : 20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
Num 33:35 : 35 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.
Deut 1:1 : 1 These be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Deut 2:1-5
5 verses
84%
1Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.
2And the LORD spake unto me, saying,
3Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you northward.
4And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:
5Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
Deut 2:27-29
3 verses
83%
27Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.
28Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass through on my feet;
29(As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.
Deut 1:19
80%
19And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.
Num 20:17-18
2 verses
79%
17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink of the water of the wells: we will go by the king's high way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.
18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.
2 Kgs 3:8
78%
8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
Judg 11:16-19
4 verses
77%
16But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;
17Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
18Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
19And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
Num 20:20-22
3 verses
76%
20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.
21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
22And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.
Deut 1:2
76%
2( There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
Deut 2:9
75%
9And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land for a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot for a possession.
Deut 2:18
75%
18Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab, this day:
Num 21:22
74%
22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink of the waters of the well: but we will go along by the king's high way, until we be past thy borders.
Deut 2:12-13
2 verses
74%
12The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.
13Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.
Deut 29:16
74%
16(For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt; and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;
Deut 1:40
74%
40But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
Num 22:1
74%
1And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
2 Chr 20:10
73%
10And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
Num 21:4
73%
4And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
Gen 33:14
73%
14Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.
Gen 14:6
73%
6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
Deut 1:7
73%
7Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Josh 2:10
73%
10For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
Josh 18:18
72%
18And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down unto Arabah:
Num 20:14
72%
14And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travail that hath befallen us:
Josh 15:3
72%
3And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:
Deut 3:29
72%
29So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.
Num 33:48
72%
48And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.
Exod 13:20
72%
20And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
Gen 33:16
72%
16So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
Num 21:11
72%
11And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which is before Moab, toward the sunrising.
Num 33:44
72%
44And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim, in the border of Moab.