Deuteronomy 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 2:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֞ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
מֵאֵ֧ת
ʼêth
H854
with
אַחֵ֣ינוּ
ʼâch
H251
brother
בְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
עֵשָׂ֗ו
ʻÊsâv
H6215
Esau
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּשֵׂעִ֔יר
Sêʻîyr
H8165
Seir
מִדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
הָֽעֲרָבָ֔ה
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
מֵאֵילַ֖ת
ʼÊylôwth
H359
Elath
וּמֵעֶצְיֹ֣ן
ʻEtsyôwn Geber
H6100
Ezion-geber
גָּ֑בֶר
ʻEtsyôwn Geber
H6100
Ezion-geber
וַנֵּ֨פֶן֙
pânâh
H6437
to turn
וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֔ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
דֶּ֖רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
מִדְבַּ֥ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
מוֹאָֽב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
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World English Bible Public Domain
So we passed by from our brothers the children of Esau, who dwell in Seir, from the way of the Arabah from Elath and from Ezion Geber. We turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And we passed by beyond our brothers, the sons of Esau who live in Seir, from the Arabah road, from Elath and from Ezion Geber. And we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.
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