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Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then they sat down to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮ vai·ye·she·vu
to eat to eat Verb H398 לֶֽאֱכָל־ le·'e·chol-
a meal. bread, food Noun H3899 לֶחֶם֒ le·chem
And as they raised to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ vai·yis·'u
their eyes an eye Noun H5869 עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ ei·nei·hem
and looked, to see Verb H7200 וַיִּרְא֔וּ vai·yir·'u,
behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּה֙ ve·hin·neh
a caravan a traveling company, caravan Noun H736 אֹרְחַ֣ת o·re·chat
of Ishmaelites desc. of Ishmael Adjective H3459 יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים yish·me·'e·lim,
was coming to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּאָ֖ה ba·'ah
from Gilead, a region in Pal., also the name of several Isr. Noun H1568 מִגִּלְעָ֑ד mig·gil·'ad;
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with their camels a camel Noun H1581 וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣ם u·ge·mal·lei·hem
bearing to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 נֹֽשְׂאִ֗ים no·se·'im
aromatic gum (a spice) perhaps tragacanth gum Noun H5219 נְכֹאת֙ ne·chot
and balm (a kind of) balsam Noun H6875 וּצְרִ֣י u·tze·ri
and myrrh, myrrh Noun H3910 וָלֹ֔ט va·lot,
on their way to go, come, walk Verb H1980 הֹולְכִ֖ים ho·vl·chim
to bring [them] down to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 לְהֹורִ֥יד le·ho·v·rid
to Egypt. a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרָֽיְמָה׃ mitz·ra·ye·mah.
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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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

Gilead

GILEAD (1)gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. The Arabic jilead means "rough," "rugged."(1) A city named in Hosea 6:8; Hosea 12:11, possibly to be identified with Gilead near to Mizpah (Judges 10:17... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt.
King James Bible Then And they sat down to eat a meal. And as bread: and they raised lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan company of Ishmaelites was coming Ishmeelites came from Gilead, Gilead with their camels bearing aromatic gum spicery and balm and myrrh, on their way going to bring them carry it down to Egypt.
Hebrew Greek English Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt.