Exodus
Exodus 14:25
25He caused their chariot wheels to wobble,e so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”
Footnotes
- e 14:25 Or to swerve or to come off or to bind; see also SP, LXX, and Syriac.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He caused their chariot | מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יו | mar·kə·ḇō·ṯāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4818 chariot |
| wheels | אֹפַ֣ן | ’ō·p̄an | Noun - masculine singular construct | H212 wheel |
| to wobble | וַיָּ֗סַר | way·yā·sar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5493 turn aside |
| so that they had difficulty | בִּכְבֵדֻ֑ת | biḵ·ḇê·ḏuṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H3517 heaviness |
| driving | וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּ | way·na·hă·ḡê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5090 drive, conduct |
| Let us flee | אָנ֙וּסָה֙ | ’ā·nū·sāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5127 flee, escape |
| from | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֗יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| is fighting | נִלְחָ֥ם | nil·ḥām | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| for them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| against Egypt | בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃פ | bə·miṣ·rå̄·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
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Exodus 14:14 · 1 Samuel 4:7–8 · Job 20:24 · Deuteronomy 3:22 · Jeremiah 51:21 · Amos 5:19 · Amos 9:1 · Job 27:22 · Psalm 46:9 · Psalm 68:12 · Psalm 76:6 · Job 11:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.