Exodus

Exodus 3:7–9

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.

9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.

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Exodus 3:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I have indeed seenרָאֹ֥הrā·’ōhVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH7200 see
the afflictionעֳנִ֥י‘o·nîNoun - masculine singular constructH6040 affliction, poverty
of My peopleעַמִּ֖י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
in Egyptבְּמִצְרָ֑יִםbə·miṣ·rā·yimPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
I have heard themשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙šā·ma‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
crying outצַעֲקָתָ֤םṣa·‘ă·qā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH6818 cry, outcry
because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
their oppressorsנֹֽגְשָׂ֔יוnō·ḡə·śāwVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5065 press, drive, oppress, exact
andכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I am awareיָדַ֖עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
of their sufferingsמַכְאֹבָֽיו׃maḵ·’ō·ḇāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH4341 pain

Exodus 3:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have come downוָאֵרֵ֞דwā·’ê·rêḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH3381 come or go down, descend
to rescue themלְהַצִּיל֣וֹ׀lə·haṣ·ṣî·lōwPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH5337 strip, plunder
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the handמִיַּ֣דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֗יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and to bring them upוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתוֹ֮ū·lə·ha·‘ă·lō·ṯōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of thatהַהִוא֒ha·hi·wArticle; Pronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
landהָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
a goodטוֹבָה֙ṭō·w·ḇāhAdjective - feminine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and spaciousוּרְחָבָ֔הū·rə·ḥā·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singularH7342 wide, broad
landאֶ֤רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
a landאֶ֛רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
flowingזָבַ֥תzā·ḇaṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH2100 flow, gush
with milkחָלָ֖בḥā·lāḇNoun - masculine singularH2461 milk
and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁū·ḏə·ḇāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1706 honey
the homeמְק֤וֹםmə·qō·wmNoun - masculine singular constructH4725 standing, spot, condition
of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙hak·kə·na·‘ă·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3669 trader, merchant
Hittitesוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔יwə·ha·ḥit·tîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2850 Hittite(s)
Amoritesוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH567 Amorites
Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔יwə·hap·pə·riz·zîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6522 Perizzite
Hivitesוְהַחִוִּ֖יwə·ha·ḥiw·wîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2340 Chivvite
and Jebusitesוְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃wə·hay·ḇū·sîConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2983 Jebusite, Jebusites

Exodus 3:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And nowוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
the cryצַעֲקַ֥תṣa·‘ă·qaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH6818 cry, outcry
of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
has reachedבָּ֣אָהbā·’āhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
Meאֵלָ֑י’ê·lāyPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
and I haveוְגַם־wə·ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
seenרָאִ֙יתִי֙rā·’î·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH7200 see
how severelyהַלַּ֔חַץhal·la·ḥaṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3906 oppression, distress
the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4713 Mitsrite
are oppressing themלֹחֲצִ֥יםlō·ḥă·ṣîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH3905 squeeze, press

Cross-references

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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

Exodus 3:9 Proverbs 22:22–23 · Exodus 2:23 · Exodus 1:11 · Exodus 1:13–14 · Exodus 3:7 · Exodus 1:22 · Psalm 12:5 · Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Jeremiah 50:33–34 · Micah 2:1–3 · Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Amos 4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.