Exodus
Exodus 14:5
5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, “What have we done? We have released Israel from serving us.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the king | לְמֶ֣לֶךְ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| was told | וַיֻּגַּד֙ | way·yug·gaḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the people | הָעָ֑ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| had fled | בָרַ֖ח | ḇā·raḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1272 go through, flee |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֤ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and his officials | וַעֲבָדָיו֙ | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| changed | וַ֠יֵּהָפֵךְ | way·yê·hā·p̄êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| their minds | לְבַ֨ב | lə·ḇaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| about | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| and said | וַיֹּֽאמרוּ֙ | way·yō·m·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have we done | עָשִׂ֔ינוּ | ‘ā·śî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| We have released | שִׁלַּ֥חְנוּ | šil·laḥ·nū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural | H7971 send |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| from serving us | מֵעָבְדֵֽנוּ׃ | mê·‘ā·ḇə·ḏê·nū | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural | H5647 work, serve |
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