Deuteronomy 2:1

“Then we turned and set out for the wilderness by the way of the Sea of Reeds, as YHWH had spoken to me, and we went around Mount Seir many days.”

Deuteronomy 2:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 2:1, word by word

Then we turnedנֵּפֶןnefen

turn

To turn toward something, someone or God.

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and set outנִּסַּעnisa

set out

To break camp and set out for another place.

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for the wildernessמִּדְבָּרָmidbara

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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by the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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of the Seaיַםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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of Reedsסוּףsuf

reed

Tall shore plants; "the Sea of Rushes".

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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had spokenדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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and we went aroundנָּסָבnasav

go around

To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.

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Mountהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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Seirשֵׂעִירseir

Seir

Seir, the hill country south of the Dead Sea, later the land of Edom; also its first inhabitants, and a mountain in Judah.

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manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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daysיָמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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The context

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2YHWH said to me,

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