Numbers 21:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“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.”

Numbers 21:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Numbers 21:414 words

וַיִּסְעוּwayisəʿûAnd pull

מֵהֹרmēhōrFrom Hor

הָהָרhāhārThe mountain

דֶּרֶךְdereḵəRoad

יַםyamSea

סוּףsûp̄Reed

לִסְבֹבlisəvōvTo revolve

אֶתʾet—

אֶרֶץʾereṣEarth

אֱדוֹםʾĕdwōmEdom

וַתִּקְצַרwatiqəṣarAnd dock off

נֶפֶשׁnep̄ešSoul

הָעָםhāʿāmThe people

בַּדָּרֶךְbadāreḵəIn road

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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