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He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He lived to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
in the wilderness wilderness Noun H4057 בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר be·mid·bar
of Paran, a place in Sinai Noun H6290 פָּארָ֑ן pa·ran;
Analysis:
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and his mother a mother Noun H517 אִמֹּ֛ו im·mov
took to take Verb H3947 וַתִּֽקַּֽח־ vat·tik·kach-
a wife woman, wife, female Noun H802 אִשָּׁ֖ה i·shah
for him from the land earth, land Noun H776 מֵאֶ֥רֶץ me·'e·retz
of Egypt. a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרָֽיִם׃ mitz·ra·yim.
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Paran

PARAN, EL-PARANpa'-ran, (pa'ran, 'el-pa'ran; Pharan):(1) El-paran (Genesis 14:6) was the point farthest South reached by the kings. Septuagint renders 'el by terebinthos, and reads, "unto the terebinth of Paran." The evidence is slender, but it is not unreasonable to suppose that this is the place elsewhere (Deuteronomy 2:8 1 Kings 9:26, etc.) called Elath o... View Details

Wilderness of Paran

PARAN, EL-PARANpa'-ran, (pa'ran, 'el-pa'ran; Pharan):(1) El-paran (Genesis 14:6) was the point farthest South reached by the kings. Septuagint renders 'el by terebinthos, and reads, "unto the terebinth of Paran." The evidence is slender, but it is not unreasonable to suppose that this is the place elsewhere (Deuteronomy 2:8 1 Kings 9:26, etc.) called Elath o... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
King James Bible He lived And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran, Paran: and his mother took him a wife for him from out of the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Greek English He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.