King James Version

Numbers 10:28

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

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אֵ֛לֶּהelehtheseאֵלֶּהpronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).מַסְעֵ֥יmasejourneyמַסַּעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “journey”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4550a departure (from striking the tents), i.e. march (not necessarily a single day's travel); by implication, a station (or point of departure)journey(-ing).בְנֵֽיvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.לְצִבְאֹתָ֑םletsivotamto armyצָבָאpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to army”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6635a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized forwar (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)appointed time, ([phrase]) army, ([phrase]) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).וַיִּסָּֽעוּvayisavand cause to blowנָסַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts. — And they set forward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts; and they set forward.

Young’s Literal Translation

These [are] journeyings of the sons of Israel by their hosts — and they journey.

World English Bible

Thus were the travels of the children of Israel according to their armies; and they went forward.

Darby Translation

These were the settings forward of the children of Israel according to their hosts: so did they set forward.

Douay-Rheims

This was the order of the camps, and marches of the children of Israel by their troops, when they set forward.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts. — And they set forward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

These are the armies of the children of Israel; and they set forward with their forces.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αὗται αἱ στρατιαὶ υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ· καὶ ἐξῇραν σὺν δυνάμει αὐτῶν.