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And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they sat down abide Verb H3427 וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮ vai·ye·she·vu
to eat burn up Verb H398 לֶֽאֱכָל־ le·'e·chol-
bread bread Noun H3899 לֶחֶם֒ le·chem
and they lifted up accept Verb H5375 וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ vai·yis·'u
their eyes affliction Noun H5869 עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ ei·nei·hem
and looked advise self Verb H7200 וַיִּרְא֔וּ vai·yir·'u,
behold behold Particle H2009 וְהִנֵּה֙ ve·hin·neh
and behold a company company Noun H736 אֹרְחַ֣ת o·re·chat
of Ishmeelites Ishmaelite Adjective H3459 יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֔ים yish·me·'e·lim,
came abide Verb H935 בָּאָ֖ה ba·'ah
from Gilead Gilead Noun H1568 מִגִּלְעָ֑ד mig·gil·'ad;
Analysis:
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with their camels camel Noun H1581 וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֣ם u·ge·mal·lei·hem
bearing accept Verb H5375 נֹֽשְׂאִ֗ים no·se·'im
spicery spices Noun H5219 נְכֹאת֙ ne·chot
and balm balm Noun H6875 וּצְרִ֣י u·tze·ri
and myrrh myrrh Noun H3910 וָלֹ֔ט va·lot,
going along Verb H1980 הֹולְכִ֖ים ho·vl·chim
to carry [it] down descend Verb H3381 לְהֹורִ֥יד le·ho·v·rid
to Egypt Egypt 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.

Read more about: Egypt

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