Exodus
Exodus 19:6
6And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And unto Me | לִ֛י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| you | וְאַתֶּ֧ם | wə·’at·tem | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| shall be | תִּהְיוּ־ | tih·yū- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a kingdom | מַמְלֶ֥כֶת | mam·le·ḵeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| of priests | כֹּהֲנִ֖ים | kō·hă·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| and a holy | קָד֑וֹשׁ | qā·ḏō·wōš | Adjective - masculine singular | H6918 sacred, holy |
| nation | וְג֣וֹי | wə·ḡō·w | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| These | אֵ֚לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| are the words | הַדְּבָרִ֔ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you are to speak | תְּדַבֵּ֖ר | tə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 5:10 · 1 Peter 2:9 · 1 Peter 2:5 · Deuteronomy 7:6 · Revelation 1:6 · Deuteronomy 28:9 · Isaiah 62:12 · Deuteronomy 26:19 · Leviticus 11:44–45 · Leviticus 19:2 · Romans 12:1 · 1 Corinthians 3:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.