Numbers 14:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the valley.) Tomorrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. | Now since the Amalekites and Canaanites are living in the valleys, turn back tomorrow and head for the wilderness along the route to the Red Sea.” | Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwell in the valley: to-morrow turn ye, and get you into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and the Amalekite[s] | וְהָֽעֲמָלֵקִ֥י | ve-ha-'a-mal-KI | H6003 | Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִי (a.ma.le.qi) Someone descended from Amekek Group of a.ma.leq (עֲמָלֵק "Amalek" H6002) § Amalekite, of Amalek "people of lapping" descendants of Amalek, the grandson of Esau |
| and the Canaanite[s] | וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י | ve-ha-ke-na-'a-NI | H3669A | Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִי (ke.na.a.ni) Group of ke.na.an (כְּנַ֫עַן "Canaan" H3667A) § Canaanite, of Cana "zealous" adj descendant or inhabitant of Canaan |
| [was] dwelling | יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yo-SHEV | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| in the valley[s] | בָּעֵ֑מֶק | ba-'E-mek | H6010R | valleyעֵ֫מֶק (e.meq) valley, vale, lowland, open country |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֗ר | ma-CHAR | H4279 | tomorrowמָחָר (ma.char) 1) tomorrow, in time to come, in the future 1a) tomorrow (as the day following the present day) 1b) in future time |
| turn | פְּנ֨וּ | pe-NU | H6437G | to turnפָּנָה (pa.nah) 1) to turn 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn toward or from or away 1a2) to turn and do 1a3) to turn, decline (of day) 1a4) to turn toward, approach (of evening) 1a5) to turn and look, look, look back or at or after or for 1b) (Piel) to turn away, put out of the way, make clear, clear away 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to turn 1c2) to make a turn, show signs of turning, turn back 1d) (Hophal) to be turned back |
| and set out | וּסְע֥וּ | u-se-'U | H5265 | to set outנָסַע (na.sa) 1) to pull out, pull up, set out, journey, remove, set forward, depart 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pull out or up 1a2) to set out, depart 1a3) to journey, march 1a4) to set forth (of wind) 1b) (Niphal) to be pulled up, be removed, be plucked up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to set out, lead out, cause to spring up 1c2) to remove, quarry |
| the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | ha-mid-BAR | H4057B | wildernessמִדְבָּר (mid.bar) 1) wilderness 1a) pasture 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) 1d) wilderness (fig.) |
| [the] way of | דֶּ֥רֶךְ | DE-rekh | H1870K | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| [the] sea of | יַם־ | yam- | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward |
| reed[s] | סֽוּף׃ פ | Suf | H5488G | Red (Sea)סוּף (suph) 1) of Red Sea 2) of Gulf of Suez 3) of sea from straits to Gulf of Akaba Also named: eruthros (ἐρυθρός "Red( Sea)" G2063) as "Reed Sea" |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.