King James Version

Deuteronomy 2:27

Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

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אֶעְבְּרָ֣הeberahalienateעָבַרverb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “alienate”, a determination or requestH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…בְאַרְצֶ֔ךָveartsekhain earthאֶרֶץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.בַּדֶּ֥רֶךְbaderekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in along”, the ordinary formH1870a 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).בַּדֶּ֖רֶךְbaderekhin alongדֶּרֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in along”, the ordinary formH1870a 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).אֵלֵ֑ךְelekhecarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH3212to 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,…לֹ֥אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אָס֖וּרasurturnסוּרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “turn”, an unfinished actionH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…יָמִ֥יןyaminrightיָמִיןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “right”, the ordinary formH3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south[phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.וּשְׂמֹֽאולusemovland leftשְׂמֹאולconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and left”, the ordinary formH8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left handleft (hand, side).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Let me pass through thy land; I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the highway, I will turn neither unto the right hand nor to the left.

Young’s Literal Translation

Let me pass over through thy land; in the several ways I go; I turn not aside — right or left —

World English Bible

“Let me pass through your land. I will go along by the highway. I will turn neither to the right hand nor to the left.

Darby Translation

Let me pass through thy land: by the highway alone will I go; I will neither turn to the right hand nor to the left.

Douay-Rheims

We will pass through thy land, we will go along by the highway: we will not turn aside neither to the right hand nor to the left.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Let me pass through thy land; I will go along by the highway, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will pass through thy land: I will go by the road, I will not turn aside to the right hand or to the left.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

παρελεύσομαι διὰ τῆς γῆς σου· ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ παρεύσομαι, οὐκ ἐκκλινῶ δεξιὰ οὐδʼ ἀριστερά.