Genesis 10:30
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the east. | Their territory extended from Mesha to Sephar, in the eastern hill country. | And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest toward Sephar, the mountain of the east. |
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Where
- Mesha regionMapAbout this place
- Sephar settlementMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and it was | וַֽיְהִ֥י | vay-HI | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| dwelling place their | מוֹשָׁבָ֖ם | mo-sha-VAM | H4186 | seatמוֹשָׁב (mo.shav) 1) seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers 1a) seat, sitting, those sitting, sitting company or assembly 1b) dwelling place, dwelling 1c) situation, location 1d) time of dwelling 1e) those dwelling, dweller |
| from Mesha | מִמֵּשָׁ֑א | mi-me-SHA' | H4852 | Meshaמֵשָׁא (me.sah) § Mesha = "freedom" a region marking one of the limits of the territory of the Joktanites when they first settled in Arabia |
| going you | בֹּאֲכָ֥ה | bo-'a-KHAH | H0935I | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| Sephar towards | סְפָ֖רָה | se-FA-rah | H5611 | Sepharסְפָר (se.phar) § Sephar = "a numbering" a place in southern Arabia |
| [the] hill country of | הַ֥ר | har | H2022H | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| the east | הַקֶּֽדֶם׃ | ha-KE-dem | H6924G | eastקֵ֫דֶם (qe.dem) adv eastward, to or toward the East Another spelling of qe.dem (קֶ֫דֶם ": east" H6924) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.