Genesis 35:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּסַּ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֣ט אָֽהֳלֹ֔ה מֵהָ֖לְאָה לְמִגְדַּל־עֵֽדֶר׃

Transliteration

And wayyissaʿ yiśrāʾēl and wayyēṭ his ʾohŏlōh from mēhālȇʾâ to lȇmigdal-ʿēder.

Grammar Details

*wayyissaʿ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he journeyed
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun, subject - Israel
*wayyēṭ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he pitched/spread
*ʾohŏlōh*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix + directional he - his tent
*mēhālȇʾâ*: preposition + article + preposition + directional he - from beyond
*lȇmigdal-ʿēder*: preposition + construct masculine singular noun + proper noun - to Migdal-Eder/tower of Eder

Word Meanings

*wayyissaʿ*: and he journeyed/and he traveled/and he set out
*yiśrāʾēl*: Israel/Jacob (after name change)
*wayyēṭ*: and he pitched/and he spread/and he set up
*ʾohŏlōh*: his tent/his dwelling
*mēhālȇʾâ*: from beyond/farther on/beyond
*migdal-ʿēder*: Migdal-Eder/tower of the flock/tower of Eder

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mic 4:8 : 8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
Luke 2:8 : 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field , keeping watch over their flock by night.

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