Exodus

Exodus 3:16–17

¹⁶Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers — the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt. ¹⁷And I have promised to bring you up out of your affliction in Egypt, into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites— a land flowing with milk and honey.’

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Exodus 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
assemble	וְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞	wə·’ā·sap̄·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
the elders	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֤	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵהֶם֙	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
The LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of your fathers	אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֧י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֛ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
Isaac	יִצְחָ֥ק	yiṣ·ḥāq	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3327 Isaac
and Jacob	וְיַעֲקֹ֖ב	wə·ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
has appeared	נִרְאָ֣ה	nir·’āh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and said	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I have surely attended to	פָּקֹ֤ד	pā·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
you	אֶתְכֶ֔ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
what has been done	הֶעָשׂ֥וּי	he·‘ā·śui	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
to you	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃	bə·miṣ·rā·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Exodus 3:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And I have promised	וָאֹמַ֗ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to bring you up	אַעֲלֶ֣ה	’a·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of your affliction	מֵעֳנִ֣י	mê·‘o·nî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6040 affliction, poverty
in Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֤רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
Hittites	וְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י	wə·ha·ḥit·tî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2850 Hittite(s)
Amorites	וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙	wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
Perizzites	וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י	wə·hap·pə·riz·zî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6522 Perizzite
Hivites	וְהַחִוִּ֖י	wə·ha·ḥiw·wî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
and Jebusites	וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י	wə·hay·ḇū·sî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites
a land	אֶ֛רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
flowing	זָבַ֥ת	zā·ḇaṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H2100 flow, gush
with milk	חָלָ֖ב	ḥā·lāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2461 milk
and honey	וּדְבָֽשׁ׃	ū·ḏə·ḇāš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey

Cross-references

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Exodus 3:16 Psalm 8:4 · Exodus 4:29 · Exodus 4:31 · Genesis 50:24 · Acts 15:14 · Luke 19:44 · Exodus 13:19 · Genesis 21:1 · 1 Peter 5:1 · Matthew 26:3 · Exodus 4:5 · 1 Peter 2:12

Exodus 3:17 Genesis 15:13–21 · Genesis 50:24 · Exodus 3:8–9 · Genesis 46:4 · Joshua 24:11 · Exodus 2:23–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.