King James Version

1 Chronicles 4:39

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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וַיֵּלְכוּ֙vayelekhvand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…לִמְב֣וֹאlimvoto entrance intoמָבוֹאpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to entrance into”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3996an entrance (the place or the act); specifically sunset or the west; also (adverb with preposition) towardsby which came, as cometh, in coming, as men enter into, entering, entrance into, entry, where goeth, going down, [phrase] westward. Compare H4126 (מוֹבָא).גְדֹ֔רgedorGedorגְדֹרnoun, proper name — “Gedor”H1446Gedor, a place in Palestine; also the name of three IsraelitesGedor.עַ֖דadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.לְמִזְרַ֣חlemizrachto eastמִזְרָחpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to east”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4217sunrise, i.e. the easteast (side, -ward), (sun-) rising (of the sun).הַגָּ֑יְאhagayethe valleyגַּיְאdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the valley”, the ordinary formH1516a gorge (from its lofty sides; hence, narrow, but not a gully or winter-torrent)valley.לְבַקֵּ֥שׁlevaqeshto beseechבָּקַשׁpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to beseech”, the to-form of the verbH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).מִרְעֶ֖הmirehpastureמִרְעֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “pasture”, the ordinary formH4829pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animalsfeeding place, pasture.לְצֹאנָֽםletsonamto flockצֹאןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they go to the entrance of Gedor, unto the east of the valley, to seek pasture for their flock,

World English Bible

They went to the entrance of Gedor, even to the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Darby Translation

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Douay-Rheims

And they went forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side of the valley, to seek pastures for their flocks.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they went to the entrance of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they went till they came to Gerara, to the east of Gai, to seek pasture for their cattle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν Γέραρα ἕως τῶν ἀνατολῶν τῆς Γαὶ, τοῦ ζητῆσαι νομὰς τοῖς κτήνεσιν αὐτῶν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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