Verse 20

{ "verseID": "1 Chronicles.16.20", "source": "וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ֙ מִגּ֣וֹי אֶל־גּ֔וֹי וּמִמַמְּלָכָ֖ה אֶל־עַ֥ם אַחֵֽר׃", "text": "And they *hālak* [went about] from *gôy* [nation] to-*gôy* [nation], and from *mamlākâ* [kingdom] to-*ʿam* [people] *ʾaḥēr* [another].", "grammar": { "*wǎy-* (prefix)": "consecutive waw - and then/so", "*hālak*": "hithpael imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with waw consecutive - they went about/wandered", "*gôy*": "singular noun - nation", "*mamlākâ*": "singular noun - kingdom", "*ʿam*": "singular noun - people", "*ʾaḥēr*": "adjective masculine singular - another/other", "*min-* (prefix)": "preposition - from", "*ʾel-* (prefix)": "preposition - to" }, "variants": { "*hālak*": "go/walk/travel", "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*mamlākâ*": "kingdom/dominion/reign", "*ʿam*": "people/nation/kinsmen", "*ʾaḥēr*": "another/other/different" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 12:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.10", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י רָעָ֖ב בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיֵּ֨רֶד אַבְרָ֤ם מִצְרַ֙יְמָה֙ לָג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם כִּֽי־כָבֵ֥ד הָרָעָ֖ב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*wayehî* *rāʿāb* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* and-*wayyēred* *ʾAbrām* *Miṣrayemāh* to-*lāgûr* there *kî*-*kābēd* the-*hārāʿāb* in-the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and there was", "*rāʿāb*": "noun masculine singular - famine", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun feminine singular - land", "*wayyēred*": "conjunction + imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he went down", "*ʾAbrām*": "proper noun - Abram", "*Miṣrayemāh*": "proper noun + directional heh - to Egypt", "*lāgûr*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to sojourn", "*kî*": "conjunction - because/for", "*kābēd*": "adjective masculine singular - severe/heavy", "*hārāʿāb*": "article + noun masculine singular - the famine" }, "variants": { "*kābēd*": "severe/heavy/grievous", "*lāgûr*": "to sojourn/to stay temporarily/to reside as a foreigner" } }
  • Gen 20:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.20.1", "source": "וַיִּסַּ֨ע מִשָּׁ֤ם אַבְרָהָם֙ אַ֣רְצָה הַנֶּ֔גֶב וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בֵּין־קָדֵ֖שׁ וּבֵ֣ין שׁ֑וּר וַיָּ֖גָר בִּגְרָֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yissa'* from-there *'aḇrāhām* toward-land *ha-negeḇ* *wə-yēšeḇ* between-*qāḏēš* and-between *šūr* *wə-yāgār* in-*gərār*", "grammar": { "*wə-yissa'*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he journeyed/departed", "*'aḇrāhām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abraham", "*ha-negeḇ*": "definite article + common noun, masculine singular - the Negev/South", "*wə-yēšeḇ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt/settled", "*qāḏēš*": "proper noun - Kadesh", "*šūr*": "proper noun - Shur", "*wə-yāgār*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sojourned/dwelt as alien", "*gərār*": "proper noun - Gerar" }, "variants": { "*yissa'*": "journey/depart/move/pull up stakes", "*'arṣāh*": "toward land/territory/earth/ground", "*negeḇ*": "south/Negev region", "*yēšeḇ*": "dwell/sit/remain/settle", "*yāgār*": "sojourn/dwell as alien/stay temporarily" } }
  • Gen 46:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אָנֹכִ֥י הָאֵ֖ל אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֑יךָ אַל־תִּירָא֙ מֵרְדָ֣ה מִצְרַ֔יְמָה כִּֽי־לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥ שָֽׁם׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *ʾānōḵî* the-*ʾēl* *ʾĕlōhê* father-your, not-*tîrāʾ* from-going-down *Miṣrayĕmâ*, for-to-*gôy* *gāḏôl* *ʾăśîmĕḵā* there.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*ʾānōḵî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - 'I'", "*ʾēl*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - 'the God/deity'", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - 'God of'", "*tîrāʾ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular jussive - 'you shall fear/be afraid'", "*Miṣrayĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'", "*gôy*": "common noun, masculine singular - 'nation'", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'great/large'", "*ʾăśîmĕḵā*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'I will make you'" }, "variants": { "*ʾānōḵî*": "I/I myself (emphatic)", "*ʾēl*": "God/mighty one/deity", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/deity of", "*tîrāʾ*": "fear/be afraid", "*gôy*": "nation/people", "*ʾăśîmĕḵā*": "I will make you/I will set you/I will place you" } }
  • Gen 46:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Genesis.46.6", "source": "וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶ֗ם וְאֶת־רְכוּשָׁם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר רָֽכְשׁוּ֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ מִצְרָ֑יְמָה יַעֲקֹ֖ב וְכָל־זַרְע֥וֹ אִתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wayyiqḥû* *ʾet*-cattle-their and-*ʾet*-possessions-their that *rāḵšû* in-land-of *Kĕnaʿan*, and *wayyāḇōʾû* *Miṣrāyĕmâ*, *Yaʿăqōḇ* and all-seed-his with-him.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqḥû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they took'", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*rāḵšû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - 'they had acquired'", "*Kĕnaʿan*": "proper noun, place name - 'Canaan'", "*wayyāḇōʾû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - 'and they came'", "*Miṣrāyĕmâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - 'to Egypt'", "*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jacob'" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqḥû*": "they took/they gathered", "*rāḵšû*": "they had acquired/they had gained/they had purchased", "*wayyāḇōʾû*": "they came/they entered/they arrived" } }