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And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he dwelt abide Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
in the wilderness desert Noun H4057 בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר be·mid·bar
of Paran Paran Noun H6290 פָּארָ֑ן pa·ran;
Analysis:
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and his mother dam Noun H517 אִמֹּ֛ו im·mov
took accept Verb H3947 וַתִּֽקַּֽח־ vat·tik·kach-
him a wife ess Noun H802 אִשָּׁ֖ה i·shah
out of the land common Noun H776 מֵאֶ֥רֶץ me·'e·retz
of Egypt Egypt 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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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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King James Bible And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Greek English And he dwelt He lived in the wilderness of Paran: Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of for him from the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And he dwelt He lived in the wilderness of Paran: Paran, and his mother took him a wife out of for him from the land of Egypt.