Exodus

Exodus 23:22

²²But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to your enemies and a foe to your foes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you will listen carefully	שָׁמֹ֤עַ	šā·mō·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8085 hear
to his voice	בְּקֹל֔וֹ	bə·qō·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
and do	וְעָשִׂ֕יתָ	wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
everything	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
I say	אֲדַבֵּ֑ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
I will be an enemy	אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ	’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
to your enemies	וְאָֽיַבְתִּי֙	wə·’ā·yaḇ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H340 be hostile to
and a foe	וְצַרְתִּ֖י	wə·ṣar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6696 confine, bind, besiege
to your foes	צֹרְרֶֽיךָ׃	ṣō·rə·re·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.