Exodus
Exodus 2:11
11One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own peoplec and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Footnotes
- c 2:11 Or his brothers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One day | בַּיָּמִ֣ים | bay·yā·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| after Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| had grown up | וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל | way·yiḡ·dal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| he went out | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| his own people | אֶחָ֔יו | ’e·ḥāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| and observed | וַיַּ֖רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| their hard labor | בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם | bə·siḇ·lō·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5450 burden |
| He saw | וַיַּרְא֙ | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| an Egyptian | מִצְרִ֔י | miṣ·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4713 Mitsrite |
| beating | מַכֶּ֥ה | mak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| a Hebrew | עִבְרִ֖י | ‘iḇ·rî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5680 Hebrew |
| one of his own people | מֵאֶחָֽיו׃ | mê·’e·ḥāw | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
Cross-references
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Hebrews 11:24–26 · Exodus 1:11 · Acts 7:22–24 · Matthew 11:28 · Luke 4:18 · Isaiah 58:6 · Exodus 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.