Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBefore them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland— surely nothing will escape them. Young's Literal Translation 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, King James Bible 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. Hebrew Before themלְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face a fire אֵ֔שׁ (’êš) Noun - common singular Strong's 784: A fire devours, אָ֣כְלָה (’ā·ḵə·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 398: To eat and behind וְאַחֲרָ֖יו (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part them a flame לֶֽהָבָ֑ה (le·hā·ḇāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3852: A flash, a sharply polished blade, point of a, weapon scorches. תְּלַהֵ֣ט (tə·la·hêṭ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3857: To blaze up, flame The land הָאָ֜רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land before them לְפָנָ֗יו (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face is like the Garden כְּגַן־ (kə·ḡan-) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1588: An enclosure, garden of Eden, עֵ֨דֶן (‘ê·ḏen) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 5731: Eden -- the garden home of Adam and Eve but behind them, וְאַֽחֲרָיו֙ (wə·’a·ḥă·rāw) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part it is like a desert מִדְבַּ֣ר (miḏ·bar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech wasteland— שְׁמָמָ֔ה (šə·mā·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8077: Devastation, astonishment surely וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and nothing לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no will הָ֥יְתָה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be escape פְּלֵיטָ֖ה (pə·lê·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6413: Deliverance, an escaped portion them. לּֽוֹ׃ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew |