Exodus
Exodus 12:26
26When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| your children | בְּנֵיכֶ֑ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| ask you | יֹאמְר֥וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| What | מָ֛ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does this service | הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה | hā·‘ă·ḇō·ḏāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5656 labour, service |
| mean | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| to you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 13:14–15 · Deuteronomy 32:7 · Psalm 145:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.