Exodus
Exodus 3:18
18The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| will listen | וְשָׁמְע֖וּ | wə·šā·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| to what you say | לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ | lə·qō·le·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6963 sound, voice |
| and you | אַתָּה֩ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| must go | וּבָאתָ֡ | ū·ḇā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| with | וְזִקְנֵ֨י | wə·ziq·nê | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֗יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and tell | וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם | wa·’ă·mar·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| him | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | 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 the Hebrews | הָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ | hā·‘iḇ·rî·yîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H5680 Hebrew |
| has met | נִקְרָ֣ה | niq·rāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7136 encounter, meet, befall |
| with us | עָלֵ֔ינוּ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| please | נָּ֞א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let us take | נֵֽלֲכָה־ | nê·lă·ḵāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| a three-day | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| journey | דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| into the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| so that we may sacrifice | וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה | wə·niz·bə·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 9:1 · Exodus 7:16 · Exodus 10:24–26 · Exodus 9:13 · Numbers 23:15–16 · Exodus 10:3 · 2 Chronicles 30:12 · Joshua 1:17 · Exodus 4:31–5:3 · Numbers 17:4 · Psalm 110:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.