Exodus

Exodus 3:8–9

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 3:8

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

Exodus 3:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And now	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
the cry	צַעֲקַ֥ת	ṣa·‘ă·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6818 cry, outcry
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
has reached	בָּ֣אָה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
and I have	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
seen	רָאִ֙יתִי֙	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
how severely	הַלַּ֔חַץ	hal·la·ḥaṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3906 oppression, distress
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֖יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4713 Mitsrite
are oppressing them	לֹחֲצִ֥ים	lō·ḥă·ṣîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3905 squeeze, press

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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.