2 Kings 3:8
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And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.

the wilderness of Edom.

Numbers 13:21 And when they were gone up, they viewed the land from the desert of Sin, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath.

Numbers 13:21 And when they were gone up, they viewed the land from the desert of Sin, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath.

Numbers 21:4 And they marched from mount Hor, by the way that leadeth to the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom. And the people began to be weary of their journey and labour:

Malachi 1:2,3 I have loved you, saith the Lord: and you have said: Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau brother to Jacob, saith the Lord, and I have loved Jacob, . . .

Context
Joram Overcomes Moab's Rebellion
7And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses. 8And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.9So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.…
Cross References
2 Kings 3:7
And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses.

2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.

Lexicon
Then he asked,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Which
אֵי־ (’ê-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 335: Where?, how?

way
הַדֶּ֖רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

shall we go up?”
נַעֲלֶ֑ה (na·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

“By way
דֶּ֖רֶךְ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

of the Desert
מִדְבַּ֥ר (miḏ·bar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech

of Edom,”
אֱדֽוֹם׃ (’ĕ·ḏō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 123: The name of a condiment

replied Joram.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

And he said, What way shall I go up? and he said, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

And he said, which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

He said, "Which way shall we go up?" He answered, "The way of the wilderness of Edom."

And he saith, 'Where is this -- the way we go up?' and he saith, 'The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
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