Exodus
Exodus 3:11
11But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Moses | מֹשֶׁה֙ | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| asked | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| God | הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| am I | אָנֹ֔כִי | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I should go | אֵלֵ֖ךְ | ’ê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֑ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and | וְכִ֥י | wə·ḵî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| bring | אוֹצִ֛יא | ’ō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ | mim·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 18:18 · Exodus 6:12 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · Jeremiah 1:6 · 2 Corinthians 2:16 · 1 Kings 3:9 · 2 Samuel 7:18 · Exodus 4:10–13 · Isaiah 6:5–8 · 1 Kings 3:7 · Acts 7:23–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.