Exodus

Exodus 12:30–31

³⁰During the night Pharaoh got up — he and all his officials and all the Egyptians — and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.

³¹Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron by night and said, “Get up, leave my people, both you and the Israelites! Go, worship the LORD as you have requested.

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Exodus 12:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
During the night	לַ֗יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֜ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
got up	וַיָּ֨קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
he	ה֤וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his officials	עֲבָדָיו֙	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Egyptians	בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and there was	וַתְּהִ֛י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
loud	גְדֹלָ֖ה	ḡə·ḏō·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
wailing	צְעָקָ֥ה	ṣə·‘ā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6818 cry, outcry
in Egypt	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
for there was no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
house	בַּ֔יִת	ba·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
without	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
someone dead	מֵֽת׃	mêṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H4191 die

Exodus 12:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיִּקְרָא֩	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Moses	לְמֹשֶׁ֨ה	lə·mō·šeh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֜ן	ū·lə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
by night	לַ֗יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Get up	ק֤וּמוּ	qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
leave	צְּאוּ֙	ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
my people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
both	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
you	אַתֶּ֖ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
and	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
Go	וּלְכ֛וּ	ū·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
worship	עִבְד֥וּ	‘iḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
as you have requested	כְּדַבֶּרְכֶֽם׃	kə·ḏab·ber·ḵem	Preposition-k; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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Exodus 12:30 Exodus 11:6 · Amos 5:17

Exodus 12:31 Exodus 6:1 · Exodus 10:9 · Psalm 105:38 · Exodus 3:19–20 · Exodus 8:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.