King James Version

Numbers 13:22

And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

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וַיַּעֲל֣וּvayaalvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…בַנֶּגֶב֮vanegevin southנֶגֶבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in south”, the ordinary formH5045the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)south (country, side, -ward).וַיָּבֹ֣אvayavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “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.חֶבְרוֹן֒chevronHebronחֶבְרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Hebron”H2275Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two IsraelitesHebron.וְשָׁ֤םveshamand thereשָׁםconjunction, adverb — “and there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.אֲחִימַן֙achimanAhimanאֲחִימַןnoun, proper name — “Ahiman”H289Achiman, the name of an Anakite and of an IsraeliteAhiman.שֵׁשַׁ֣יsheshaySheshaiשֵׁשַׁיnoun, proper name — “Sheshai”H8344Sheshai, a CanaaniteSheshai.וְתַלְמַ֔יvetalmayand Talmaiתַּלְמַיconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Talmai”H8526Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a SyrianTalmai.יְלִידֵ֖יyelidebornיָלִידnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “born”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3211born(home-) born, child, son.הָעֲנָ֑קhaanaqthe Anakעָנָקdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Anak”, the ordinary formH6061Anak, a CanaaniteAnak.וְחֶבְר֗וֹןvechevronand Hebronחֶבְרוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Hebron”H2275Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two IsraelitesHebron.שֶׁ֤בַעshevasevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).שָׁנִים֙shanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).נִבְנְתָ֔הnivnetahbuildבָּנָהverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.לִפְנֵ֖יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…צֹ֥עַןtsoanZoanצֹעַןnoun, proper name — “Zoan”H6814Tsoan, a place in EgyptZoan.מִצְרָֽיִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they went up into the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. — Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they went up by the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Young’s Literal Translation

and they go up by the south, and come in unto Hebron, and there [are] Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak (and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt),

World English Bible

They went up by the South, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Darby Translation

And they went up by the south, and came to Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. Now Hebron had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.

Douay-Rheims

And when they were gone up, they viewed the land from the desert of Sin, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they went up into the South, and came unto Hebron; and Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were there. — Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt. —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they went up by the wilderness, and departed as far as Chebron; and there was Achiman, and Sessi, and Thelami, the progeny of Enach. Now Chebron was built seven years before Tanin of Egypt.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέβησαν κατὰ τὴν ἔρημον, καὶ ἀπῆλθον ἕως Χεβρὼν, καὶ ἐκεῖ Ἀχιμὰν, καὶ Σεσσὶ, καὶ Θελαμὶ, γενεαὶ Ἐνάχ· καὶ Χεβρὼν ἐπτὰ ἔτεσιν ᾠκοδομήθη πρὸ τοῦ Τανὶν Αἰγύπτου.