Exodus

Exodus 3:13

¹³Then Moses asked God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ What should I tell them?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
asked	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Suppose	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I	אָנֹכִ֣י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
go	בָא֮	ḇā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and say	וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י	wə·’ā·mar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
The God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of your fathers	אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
has sent me	שְׁלָחַ֣נִי	šə·lā·ḥa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7971 send
to you	אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	’ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H413 motion to
and they ask	וְאָֽמְרוּ־	wə·’ā·mə·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is His name	שְּׁמ֔וֹ	šə·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should I tell	אֹמַ֖ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵהֶֽם׃	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to

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Proverbs 30:4 · Isaiah 9:6 · Matthew 1:21 · Exodus 3:14 · Isaiah 7:14 · Jeremiah 23:6 · Genesis 32:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.