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Numbers 33:7

And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baalzephon: and they pitched before Migdol.

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וַיִּסְעוּ֙vayisvand 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.מֵֽאֵתָ֔םmeetamfrom Ethamאֵתָםpreposition, noun, proper name — “from Etham”H864Etham, a place in the DesertEtham.וַיָּ֨שָׁב֙vayashavand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, the next action in the storyH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פִּ֣יpiPi-hahirothפִּי הַחִירֹתnoun, proper name — “Pi-hahiroth”H6367Pi-ha-Chiroth, a place in EgyptPi-hahiroth. (In Numbers 14:19 without Pi-.)הַחִירֹ֔תhachirotPi-hahirothפִּי הַחִירֹתnoun, proper name — “Pi-hahiroth”H6367Pi-ha-Chiroth, a place in EgyptPi-hahiroth. (In Numbers 14:19 without Pi-.)אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵ֖יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “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(-…בַּ֣עַלbaalBaal-zephonבַּעַל צְפוֹןnoun, proper name — “Baal-zephon”H1189Baal-Tsephon, a place in EqyptBaal-zephon.צְפ֑וֹןtsefonBaal-zephonבַּעַל צְפוֹןnoun, proper name — “Baal-zephon”H1189Baal-Tsephon, a place in EqyptBaal-zephon.וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּvayachanvand encampחָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and encamp”, the next action in the storyH2583properly, to incline; by implication, to decline (of the slanting rays of evening); specifically, to pitch atent; gen. to encamp (for abode or siege)abide (in tents), camp, dwell, encamp, grow to an end, lie, pitch (tent), rest in tent.לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto 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(-…מִגְדֹּֽלmigdolMigdolמִגְדּוֹלnoun, proper name — “Migdol”H4024Migdol, a place in EgyptMigdol, tower.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon; and they pitched before Migdol.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pi-hahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon: and they encamped before Migdol.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they journey from Etham, and turn back on Pi-Hahiroth, which [is] on the front of Baal-Zephon, and they encamp before Migdol.

World English Bible

They traveled from Etham, and turned back to Pihahiroth, which is before Baal Zephon, and they encamped before Migdol.

Darby Translation

And they removed from Etham, and turned back to Pi-hahiroth, which is opposite Baal-Zephon, and encamped before Migdol.

Douay-Rheims

Departing from thence they came over against Phihahiroth, which looketh towards Beelsephon, and they camped before Magdalum.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they journeyed from Etham, and turned back unto Pihahiroth, which is before Baal-zephon; and they pitched before Migdol.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they departed from Buthan and encamped at the mouth of Iroth, which is opposite Beel-sepphon, and encamped opposite Magdol.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπῇραν ἐκ Βουθὰν, καὶ παρενέβαλον ἐπὶ τὸ στόμα Εἰρὼθ, ὅ ἐστιν ἀπέναντι Βεελσεπφὼν, καὶ παρενέβαλον ἀπέναντι Μαγδώλου.