Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 6:21

²¹then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then you are to tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֣	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	לְבִנְךָ֔	lə·ḇin·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
We were	הָיִ֥ינוּ	hā·yî·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
slaves	עֲבָדִ֛ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
of Pharaoh	לְפַרְעֹ֖ה	lə·p̄ar·‘ōh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
but the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
brought us out	וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֧נוּ	way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H3318 go or come out
of Egypt	מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם	mim·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
with a mighty	חֲזָקָֽה׃	ḥă·zā·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
hand	בְּיָ֥ד	bə·yāḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.