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Genesis 35:21

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

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וַיִּסַּ֖עvayisaand cause to blowנָסַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and cause to blow”, the next action in the storyH5265properly, 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.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.וַיֵּ֣טvayetand spreadנָטָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and spread”, the next action in the storyH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…אָֽהֳלֹ֔הaholotentאֹהֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.מֵהָ֖לְאָהmehaleahfrom backהָלְאָהpreposition, adverb — “from back”H1973to the distance, i.e. far away; also (of time) thus farback, beyond, (hence,-) forward, hitherto, thence, forth, yonder.לְמִגְדַּלlemigdalto Migdal-ederמִגְדַּל־עֵדֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to Migdal-eder”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4029Migdal-Eder, a place in PalestineMigdal-eder, tower of the flock.עֵֽדֶרederMigdal-ederמִגְדַּל־עֵדֶרnoun, proper name — “Migdal-eder”H4029Migdal-Eder, a place in PalestineMigdal-eder, tower of the flock.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Israel journeyeth, and stretcheth out his tent beyond the tower of Edar;

World English Bible

Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

Darby Translation

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent on the other side of Migdal-Eder.

Douay-Rheims

Departing thence, he pitched his tent beyond the Flock tower.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)