Exodus
Exodus 14:16
16And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And as for you | וְאַתָּ֞ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| lift up | הָרֵ֣ם | hā·rêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| your staff | מַטְּךָ֗ | maṭ·ṭə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| and stretch out | וּנְטֵ֧ה | ū·nə·ṭêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your hand | יָדְךָ֛ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the sea | הַיָּ֖ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| and divide it | וּבְקָעֵ֑הוּ | ū·ḇə·qā·‘ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| so that the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| can go | וְיָבֹ֧אוּ | wə·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| through | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the sea | הַיָּ֖ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| on dry ground | בַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃ | bay·yab·bā·šāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3004 dry land, dry ground |
Cross-references
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Exodus 7:19 · Exodus 4:2 · Exodus 4:17 · Exodus 4:20 · Exodus 14:26 · Isaiah 10:26 · Exodus 7:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.