| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Numbers 21:4:1 ⧉וַיִּסְע֞וּvayisuand they journeyed Numbers 21:4:2 ⧉מֵהֹ֤רmehorfrom Hor Numbers 21:4:3 ⧉הָהָר֙haharthe mountain Numbers 21:4:4 ⧉דֶּ֣רֶךְderekhby the way Numbers 21:4:5 ⧉יַם־ס֔וּףyamsufof the Red Sea Numbers 21:4:6 ⧉לִסְבֹ֖בlisvovto go around Numbers 21:4:7 ⧉אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץeteretsthe land of Numbers 21:4:8 ⧉אֱד֑וֹםedomEdom Numbers 21:4:9 ⧉וַתִּקְצַ֥רvatiktsarand became impatient Numbers 21:4:10 ⧉נֶֽפֶשׁ־הָעָ֖םnefeshhaamthe soul of the people Numbers 21:4:11 ⧉בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃badarekhon the way |
| 4. Formal Translation And they set out from Mount Hor by the way of the Sea of Reeds to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became impatient on the way. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Sea of Reeds to avoid passing through Edom, but the people’s spirit grew short-tempered on the journey. |