King James Version

Isaiah 21:13

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

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מַשָּׂ֖אmasatributeמַשָּׂאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tribute”, the ordinary formH4853a burden; specifically, tribute, or (abstractly) porterage; figuratively, an utterance, chiefly adoom, especially singing; mental, desireburden, carry away, prophecy, [idiom] they set, song, tribute.בַּעְרָ֑בbaravin Arabiaעֲרָבpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Arabia”H6152Arab (i.e. Arabia), a country East of PalestineArabia.בַּיַּ֤עַרbayaarin combיַעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in comb”, the ordinary formH3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)(honey-) comb, forest, wood.בַּעְרַב֙baravin Arabiaעֲרָבpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Arabia”H6152Arab (i.e. Arabia), a country East of PalestineArabia.תָּלִ֔ינוּtalinvbe leftלוּןverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).אֹֽרְח֖וֹתorechotcompanyאֹרְחָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH736a caravan(travelling) company.דְּדָנִֽיםdedanimDedanimדְּדָנִיםnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Dedanim”, the ordinary formH1720Dedanites, the descendants or inhabitants of DedanDedanim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The burden upon Arabia. In the thickets in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.

Young’s Literal Translation

The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.

World English Bible

The burden on Arabia. You will lodge in the thickets in Arabia, you caravans of Dedanites.

Darby Translation

The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, [ye] caravans of Dedanites.

Douay-Rheims

The burden in Arabia. In the forest at evening you shall sleep, in the paths of Dedanim.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The burden upon Arabia. In the thickets in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou mayest lodge in the forest in the evening, or in the way of Dædan.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐν τῷ δρυμῷ ἑσπέρας κοιμηθῇς, ἢ ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ Δαιδάν.