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Deuteronomy 1:40

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

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וְאַתֶּ֖םveatemand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.פְּנ֣וּpenvappearפָּנָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “appear”, a commandH6437to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.appear, at (even-) tide, behold, cast out, come on, [idiom] corner, dawning, empty, go away, lie, look, mark, pass away, prepare, regard, (have) respect (to), (re-) turn (aside, away, back, face, self), [idiom] right (early).לָכֶ֑םlakhemtoלָכֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוּסְע֥וּusevand cause to blowנָסַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and cause to blow”, a commandH5265properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. start on ajourneycause to blow, bring, get, (make to) go (away, forth, forward, onward, out), (take) journey, march, remove, set aside (forward), [idiom] still, be on his (go their) way.הַמִּדְבָּ֖רָהhamidbarahthe desertמִדְבָּרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.דֶּ֥רֶךְderekhalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).יַםyamseaיָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “sea”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3220a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the southsea ([idiom] -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).סֽוּףsufflagסוּףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “flag”, the ordinary formH5488a reed, especially the papyrusflag, Red (sea), weed. Compare H5489 (סוּף).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye, turn for yourselves, and journey toward the wilderness, the way of the Red Sea.

World English Bible

But as for you, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.”

Darby Translation

But ye, turn, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

Douay-Rheims

But return you and go into the wilderness by the way of the Red Sea.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But as for you, turn you, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way to the Red Sea.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And ye turned and marched into the wilderness, in the way by the Red Sea.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπιστράφεντες ἐστρατοπεδεύσατε εἰς τὴν ἔρημον, ὁδὸν τὴν ἐπὶ τῆς ἐρυθρᾶς θαλάσσης.