Exodus
Exodus 14:9
9The Egyptians— all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, horsemen and troops— pursued the Israelites and overtook them as they camped by the sea near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal-zephon.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Egyptians | מִצְרַ֜יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Pharaoh’s | פַּרְעֹ֔ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| horses | סוּס֙ | sūs | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5483 swallow or swift |
| and chariots | רֶ֣כֶב | re·ḵeḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| horsemen | וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו | ū·p̄ā·rā·šāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6571 horse, steed |
| and troops | וְחֵיל֑וֹ | wə·ḥê·lōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army |
| pursued | וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ | way·yir·də·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| and | אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
| overtook | וַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּ | way·yaś·śî·ḡū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5381 reach, overtake |
| them | אוֹתָם֙ | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| as they camped | חֹנִ֣ים | ḥō·nîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2583 decline, bend down, encamp |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the sea | הַיָּ֔ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| near | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Pi-hahiroth | הַֽחִירֹ֔ת | ha·ḥî·rōṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6367 Pi-ha-Chiroth |
| opposite | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Baal-zephon | צְפֹֽן׃ | ṣə·p̄ōn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1189 Baal-Tsephon |
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