King James Version

Genesis 47:21

And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

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וְאֶ֨תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעָ֔םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.הֶעֱבִ֥ירheeviralienateעָבַרverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alienate”, a completed actionH5674to 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…אֹת֖וֹotvoobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).לֶעָרִ֑יםlearimto cityעִירpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “to city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.מִקְצֵ֥הmiqtsehfrom borderקָצֶהpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “from border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).גְבוּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.מִצְרַ֖יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.וְעַדveadand evenעַדconjunction, preposition — “and 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.קָצֵֽהוּqatsehvborderקָצֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And as for the people, he removed them city by city, from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as for the people, he removed them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

as to the people he hath removed them to cities from the [one] end of the border of Egypt even unto its [other] end.

World English Bible

As for the people, he moved them to the cities from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end of it.

Darby Translation

And as for the people, he removed them into the cities, from [one] end of the borders of Egypt even to the [other] end of it.

Douay-Rheims

And all its people from one end of the borders of Egypt, even to the other end thereof,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And as for the people, he removed them city by city, from one end of the border of Egypt even to the other end thereof.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he brought the people into bondage to him, for servants, from one extremity of Egypt to the other,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τὸν λαὸν κατεδουλώσατο αὐτῷ εἰς παῖδας, ἀπʼ ἄκρων ὁρίων Αἰγύπτου ἕως τῶν ἄκρων,