KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And now,” | וְעַתָּ֡ה | At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | now |
| “behold,” | הִנֵּה֩ | Lo! | behold |
| “the children” | בְנֵֽי | A 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.) | children |
| “of Ammon” | עַמּ֨וֹן | Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country | Ammon |
| “and Moab” | וּמוֹאָ֜ב | Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants | Moab |
| “and mount” | וְהַר | A mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) | mount |
| “Seir,” | שֵׂעִ֗יר | Seir, a mountain of Idumaea and its indigenous occupants, also one in Palestine | Seir |
| “whom” | אֲ֠שֶׁר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | whom |
| “thou wouldest not” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | wouldest not |
| “let” | נָתַ֤תָּה | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | let |
| “Israel” | לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “invade,” | לָב֣וֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | invade |
| “when they came out” | בְּבֹאָ֖ם | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came out |
| “of the land” | מֵאֶ֣רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Egypt,” | מִצְרָ֑יִם | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “but” | כִּ֛י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | but |
| “they turned” | סָ֥רוּ | To turn off (literally or figuratively) | turned |
| “from” | מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | from |
| “them, and destroyed” | הִשְׁמִידֽוּם׃ | To desolate | destroyed |
| “them not;” | וְלֹ֥א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | not |
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8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,
9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.
10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;
11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.
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