Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. Young's Literal Translation And I proclaim there a fast, by the river Ahava, to afflict ourselves before our God, to seek from Him a right way for us, and for our infants, and for all our substance, King James Bible Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. Hebrew And there byעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the Ahava אַהֲוָ֔א (’a·hă·wā) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 163: Ahava -- a place and a stream in Babylon Canal, הַנָּהָ֣ר (han·nā·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5104: A stream, prosperity I proclaimed וָאֶקְרָ֨א (wā·’eq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read a fast, צוֹם֙ (ṣō·wm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6685: Fasting, a fast so that we might humble לְהִתְעַנּ֖וֹת (lə·hiṯ·‘an·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted ourselves before לִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face our God אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and ask Him for לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (lə·ḇaq·qêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after a safe יְשָׁרָ֔ה (yə·šā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 3477: Straight, right journey for us דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action and our children, וּלְטַפֵּ֖נוּ (ū·lə·ṭap·pê·nū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 2945: A family with all וּלְכָל־ (ū·lə·ḵāl-) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every our possessions. רְכוּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ (rə·ḵū·šê·nū) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 7399: Property, goods |