Exodus
Exodus 2:13
13The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The next | הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| day | בַּיּ֣וֹם | bay·yō·wm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| went out | וַיֵּצֵא֙ | way·yê·ṣê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| and saw | וְהִנֵּ֛ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| two | שְׁנֵֽי־ | šə·nê- | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| Hebrews | עִבְרִ֖ים | ‘iḇ·rîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H5680 Hebrew |
| fighting | נִצִּ֑ים | niṣ·ṣîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5327 struggle |
| He asked | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the one in the wrong | לָֽרָשָׁ֔ע | lā·rā·šā‘ | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7563 wicked, criminal |
| Why | לָ֥מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you attacking | תַכֶּ֖ה | ṯak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| your companion | רֵעֶֽךָ׃ | rê·‘e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.