Exodus
Exodus 1:10
10Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, or they will increase even more; and if a war breaks out, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country.b”
Footnotes
- b 1:10 Or and take the country
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | הָ֥בָה | hā·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3051 give |
| let us deal shrewdly | נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה | niṯ·ḥak·kə·māh | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H2449 be wise |
| with them | ל֑וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| or | פֶּן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| they will increase even more | יִרְבֶּ֗ה | yir·beh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| and if | וְהָיָ֞ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a war | מִלְחָמָה֙ | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| breaks out | תִקְרֶ֤אנָה | ṯiq·re·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7122 encounter, befall |
| they | הוּא֙ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| may join | וְנוֹסַ֤ף | wə·nō·w·sap̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| our enemies | שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ | śō·nə·’ê·nū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H8130 hate |
| fight | וְנִלְחַם־ | wə·nil·ḥam- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against us | בָּ֖נוּ | bā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| and leave | וְעָלָ֥ה | wə·‘ā·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the country | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 7:19 · Psalm 83:3–4 · Proverbs 1:11 · Psalm 105:25 · Psalm 10:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.