KJV: A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
YLT: Before it consumed hath fire, And after it burn doth a flame, As the garden of Eden is the land before it, And after it a wilderness -- a desolation! And also an escape there hath not been to it,
Darby: A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as a garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: yea, and nothing escapeth them.
ASV: A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and none hath escaped them.
לְפָנָיו֙ | Before them |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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אָ֣כְלָה | devours |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed. |
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אֵ֔שׁ | a fire |
Parse: Noun, common singular Root: אֵשׁ Sense: fire. |
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וְאַחֲרָ֖יו | and behind them |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time). |
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תְּלַהֵ֣ט | burns |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: לָהַט Sense: to burn, blaze, scorch, kindle, blaze up, flame. |
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לֶֽהָבָ֑ה | A flame |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: לֶהָבָה Sense: flame. |
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כְּגַן־ | [is] like the Garden |
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, common singular construct Root: גַּן Sense: garden, enclosure. |
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עֵ֨דֶן | of Eden |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: עֵדֶן Sense: the first habitat of man after the creation; site unknown. |
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הָאָ֜רֶץ | the land |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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לְפָנָ֗יו | before them |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face. |
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וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ | and behind them |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time). |
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מִדְבַּ֣ר | a wilderness |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מִדְבָּר Sense: wilderness. |
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שְׁמָמָ֔ה | desolate |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שְׁמָמָה Sense: devastation, waste, desolation. |
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וְגַם־ | and surely |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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פְּלֵיטָ֖ה | escape |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: פְּלֵיטָה Sense: escape, deliverance. |
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לֹא־ | nothing |
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |