Exodus
Exodus 17:5
5And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| Walk on | עֲבֹר֙ | ‘ă·ḇōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| ahead of | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the people | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and take | וְקַ֥ח | wə·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| some of the elders | מִזִּקְנֵ֣י | miz·ziq·nê | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| with you | אִתְּךָ֖ | ’it·tə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
| Take along | קַ֥ח | qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| in your hand | בְּיָדְךָ֖ | bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| the staff | וּמַטְּךָ֗ | ū·maṭ·ṭə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| with which | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you struck | הִכִּ֤יתָ | hik·kî·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the Nile | הַיְאֹ֔ר | hay·’ōr | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2975 stream |
| and go | וְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃ | wə·hā·lā·ḵə·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
Cross-references
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Exodus 7:19–20 · Numbers 20:8–11 · Ezekiel 2:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.