Deuteronomy 2:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then 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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַנֵּ֜פֶן וַנִּסַּ֤ע הַמִּדְבָּ֙רָה֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יַם־ס֔וּף כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֑י וַנָּ֥סָב אֶת־הַר־שֵׂעִ֖יר יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ ס

Transliteration

And wanēpen and wanissaʿ the midbar-āh derek yam-sūp as that dibber YHWH to me and wanāsāb ʾet-mountain-śēʿîr yāmîm rabbîm

Grammar Details

*wanēpen*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we turned
*wanissaʿ*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we journeyed/traveled
*midbar-āh*: noun masculine singular + directional heh - to/toward the wilderness
*derek*: noun masculine singular construct - way/road of
*yam-sūp*: noun masculine singular construct + proper noun - Sea of Reeds/Red Sea
*dibber*: piel perfect 3rd person masculine singular - spoke/commanded
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh
*wanāsāb*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st person plural - and we went around
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*śēʿîr*: proper noun - Seir (mountain region)
*yāmîm rabbîm*: noun masculine plural + adjective masculine plural - many days

Word Meanings

*wanēpen*: turned/turned ourselves/faced another direction
*wanissaʿ*: journeyed/set out/traveled/pulled up stakes
*midbar-āh*: to the wilderness/desert region
*derek*: way/road/path/direction
*yam-sūp*: Sea of Reeds/Red Sea
*dibber*: spoke/commanded/promised
*wanāsāb*: went around/circled/encompassed
*yāmîm*: days/time/period
*rabbîm*: many/great/numerous/abundant

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Referenced Verses

Num 21:4 : 4 And 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.
Deut 1:2 : 2 ( There are eleven days' journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)
Deut 1:40 : 40 But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
Num 14:25 : 25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.
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.

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