1 Chronicles 4:39
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. | and they journeyed to the entrance of Gedor, to the east side of the valley, in search of pasture for their flocks. | And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they went | וַיֵּלְכוּ֙ | vai-ye-le-KHU | H1980G | to go: wentהָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk |
| to [the] entrance of | לִמְב֣וֹא | lim-VO' | H3996 | entranceמָבוֹא (ma.vo) 1) entrance, a coming in, entering 2) sunset 2a) sunset 2b) sunset, west Also means: me.vo.ah (מְבוֹאָה "entry" H3997) |
| Gedor | גְדֹ֔ר | ge-DOR | H1446H | Gedorגְּדוֹר (ge.dor) § Gedor = "wall" a town |
| to | עַ֖ד | 'ad | H5704 | tillעַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705) |
| to [the] east of | לְמִזְרַ֣ח | le-miz-RACH | H4217H | eastמִזְרָח (miz.rach) 1) place of sunrise, east 1a) sunrise, east (with 'sun') 1b) the east (without 'sun') 1b1) to or toward the place of sunrise 1b2) to the east, eastward |
| the valley | הַגָּ֑יְא | ha-GAY' | H1516R | valleyגַּיְא (gay) valley, a steep valley, narrow gorge |
| to seek | לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | le-va-KESH | H1245 | to seekבָּקַשׁ (ba.qash) 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought |
| pasture | מִרְעֶ֖ה | mir-'EH | H4829 | pastureמִרְעֶה (mir.eh) pasture, pasturage |
| for flock[s] their | לְצֹאנָֽם׃ | le-tzo-NAM | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.