Exodus
Exodus 3:16
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.