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And they wentוַיֵּלְכוּto the entranceלִמְבוֹאof Gedor,גְדֹרas far asעַדthe east sideלְמִזְרַחof the valley,הַגָּיְאto seekלְבַקֵּשׁpastureמִרְעֶהfor their flocks.לְצֹאנָם
1 Chronicles 4:39
Study it in the app“And they went to the entrance of Gedor, as far as the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 4:39, word by word
- And they wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- to the entranceמְבוֹאmevo
entrance
The place through which one enters a city, a house or a place of work.
Where else “mevo” appears- of Gedorגְדֹרgedor
Gedor
Gedor: a town of Judah in the hill country; also the name of several Israelites. The name means "enclosure."
Where else “gedor” appears- the east sideמִזְרַחmizrach
east
Where the sun rises: the east.
Where else “mizrach” appears- of the valleyגָּיְאgay
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “gay” appears- to seekבַקֵּשׁvakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vakesh” appears- pastureמִרְעֶהmire
pasture
Pasture, place where livestock feed.
Where else “mire” appears- for their flocksצֹאנָtsona
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tsona” appears
The context
38These, those mentioned by name, were chiefs in their families, and their fathers’ houses spread out greatly.
39 · This verse (above)
40And they found rich and good pasture, and the land was broad, quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were from Ham.