Exodus
Exodus 14:3
3For Pharaoh will say of the Israelites, ‘They are wandering the land in confusion; the wilderness has boxed them in.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹה֙ | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| will say | וְאָמַ֤ר | wə·’ā·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| They | הֵ֖ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are wandering the land | בָּאָ֑רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| in confusion | נְבֻכִ֥ים | nə·ḇu·ḵîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H943 perplex, confuse |
| the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | ham·miḏ·bār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| has boxed them | סָגַ֥ר | sā·ḡar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5462 shut, close |
| in | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.