Exodus
Exodus 3:7–8
7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. 8I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey— the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
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Exodus 3:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I have indeed seen | רָאֹ֥ה | rā·’ōh | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H7200 see |
| the affliction | עֳנִ֥י | ‘o·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6040 affliction, poverty |
| of My people | עַמִּ֖י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| in Egypt | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | bə·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| I have heard them | שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| crying out | צַעֲקָתָ֤ם | ṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6818 cry, outcry |
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| their oppressors | נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו | nō·ḡə·śāw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5065 press, drive, oppress, exact |
| and | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I am aware | יָדַ֖עְתִּי | yā·ḏa‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| of their sufferings | מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃ | maḵ·’ō·ḇāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4341 pain |
Exodus 3:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have come down | וָאֵרֵ֞ד | wā·’ê·rêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to rescue them | לְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀ | lə·haṣ·ṣî·lōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the hand | מִיַּ֣ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֗יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| and to bring them up | וּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮ | ū·lə·ha·‘ă·lō·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of that | הַהִוא֒ | ha·hi·w | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| land | הָאָ֣רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a good | טוֹבָה֙ | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and spacious | וּרְחָבָ֔ה | ū·rə·ḥā·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular | H7342 wide, broad |
| land | אֶ֤רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| 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 | וּדְבָ֑שׁ | ū·ḏə·ḇāš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| the home | מְק֤וֹם | mə·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| 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 | וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ | wə·hay·ḇū·sî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 3:7 Psalm 145:19 · Psalm 106:44 · Exodus 2:23–25 · Psalm 34:6 · Nehemiah 9:9 · Exodus 22:23 · Genesis 29:32 · Isaiah 63:9 · Psalm 22:24 · Exodus 1:11 · Psalm 34:4 · 1 Samuel 9:16
Exodus 3:8 Genesis 50:24 · Genesis 15:18–21 · Exodus 3:17 · Exodus 13:5 · Deuteronomy 1:25 · Deuteronomy 8:7–9 · Jeremiah 11:5 · Numbers 13:27 · Ezekiel 20:6 · Psalm 91:15 · John 6:38 · Exodus 6:6–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.