Exodus
Exodus 15:24–25
24So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” 25And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened.
There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
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Exodus 15:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the people | הָעָ֛ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| grumbled | וַיִּלֹּ֧נוּ | way·yil·lō·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֥ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| saying | לֵּאמֹ֖ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are we to drink | נִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃ | niš·teh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H8354 drink |
Exodus 15:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיִּצְעַ֣ק | way·yiṣ·‘aq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| showed him | וַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּ | way·yō·w·rê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| a log | עֵ֔ץ | ‘êṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| And when he cast it | וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ | way·yaš·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the waters | הַמַּ֔יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| were sweetened | וַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּ | way·yim·tə·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4985 become or be sweet, pleasant |
| There | שָׁ֣ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| made | שָׂ֥ם | śām | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| for them | ל֛וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a statute | חֹ֥ק | ḥōq | Noun - masculine singular | H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due |
| and an ordinance | וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט | ū·miš·pāṭ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| and there | וְשָׁ֥ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| He tested them | נִסָּֽהוּ׃ | nis·sā·hū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5254 test, try |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 15:24 Exodus 16:2 · Exodus 14:11 · Numbers 20:2–5 · Numbers 14:1–4 · Psalm 78:19–20 · Exodus 17:3–4 · Numbers 11:1–6
Exodus 15:25 Deuteronomy 8:2 · Psalm 66:10 · Judges 3:1 · Judges 3:4 · Judges 2:22 · 2 Kings 2:21 · Exodus 16:4 · Deuteronomy 8:16 · 1 Peter 1:6–7 · 1 Corinthians 1:18 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 50:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.