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They set outוַיִּסְעוּfrom Obothמֵאֹבֹתand campedוַיַּחֲנוּat Iye-abarim,בְּעִיֵּי הָעֲבָרִיםon the borderבִּגְבוּלof Moab.מוֹאָב
Numbers 33:44
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Numbers 33:44, word by word
- They set outיִּסְעוּyisu
set out
To break camp and set out for another place.
Where else “yisu” appears- from Obothאֹבֹתovot
Oboth
Oboth, a place in the wilderness where Israel camped. The name means "waterskins."
Where else “ovot” appears- and campedיַּחֲנוּyachanu
encamp
To pitch tents and stay, or besiege a city.
Where else “yachanu” appears- at Iye-abarimעִיֵּיiye
Iye-abarim
Iye-abarim, a place facing Moab where Israel camped. The name means "ruins of the regions beyond."
Where else “iye” appears- on the borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Moabמוֹאָבmoav
Moab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appears
Places in this verse
Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
The context
43They set out from Punon and camped at Oboth.
44 · This verse (above)
45They set out from Iyim and camped at Dibon-gad.