נָסָעוּ֒

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נָסָעוּ֒

   na-SA-u

   they set out
2. clause🔊 מִשָּׁם֮ נָסָעוּ֒ וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּ מֵעֵ֤בֶר אַרְנוֹן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר הַיֹּצֵ֖א מִגְּב֣וּל הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑י

   mi-SHAM na-SA-u va-ya-kha-NU me-E-ver ar-NON a-SHER ba-mid-BAR ha-yo-TSE mig-VUL ha-e-mo-RI

   from there they set out and they camped from across the Arnon which in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorite
3. sentence🔊 מִשָּׁם֮ נָסָעוּ֒ וַֽיַּחֲנ֗וּ מֵעֵ֤בֶר אַרְנוֹן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר הַיֹּצֵ֖א מִגְּב֣וּל הָֽאֱמֹרִ֑י כִּ֤י אַרְנוֹן֙ גְּב֣וּל מוֹאָ֔ב בֵּ֥ין מוֹאָ֖ב וּבֵ֥ין הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃

   mi-SHAM na-SA-u va-ya-kha-NU me-E-ver ar-NON a-SHER ba-mid-BAR ha-yo-TSE mig-VUL ha-e-mo-RI KI ar-NON gvuL mo-AV BEIN mo-AV u-BEIN ha-e-mo-RI

   from there they set out and they camped from across the Arnon which in the wilderness that extends from the border of the Amorite for the Arnon is the border of Moab between Moab and between the Amorite

Exegesis

The verse begins with the locative misham {מִשָּׁם | mi-šām} ‘from there’, establishing the departure point, followed by nasu {נָסָעוּ | nāsāʾū} ‘they traveled’ and the vav-consecutive vayachanu {וַיַּחֲנוּ | wayyaḥănū} ‘and they camped’, marking rapid narrative progression.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 נ־ס־עNun–Samekh–Ayin

“to set out”