Exodus

Exodus 32:11–12

¹¹But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? ¹²Why should the Egyptians declare, ‘He brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earth’? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.

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Exodus 32:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
sought the favor	וַיְחַ֣ל	way·ḥal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
his God	אֱלֹהָ֑יו	’ĕ·lō·hāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H430 God
saying	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
O LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
why	לָמָ֤ה	lā·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
does Your anger	אַפְּךָ֙	’ap·pə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
burn	יֶחֱרֶ֤ה	ye·ḥĕ·reh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2734 burn, be kindled
against Your people	בְּעַמֶּ֔ךָ	bə·‘am·me·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people
whom	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
You brought	הוֹצֵ֙אתָ֙	hō·w·ṣê·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
out of the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
with great	גָּד֖וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
power	בְּכֹ֥חַ	bə·ḵō·aḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
and a mighty	חֲזָקָֽה׃	ḥă·zā·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
hand	וּבְיָ֥ד	ū·ḇə·yāḏ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H3027 hand

Exodus 32:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָמָּה֩	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should the Egyptians declare	יֹאמְר֨וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
He brought them out	הֽוֹצִיאָם֙	hō·w·ṣî·’ām	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
with evil intent	בְּרָעָ֤ה	bə·rā·‘āh	Preposition-b; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to kill	לַהֲרֹ֤ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
them	אֹתָם֙	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
in the mountains	בֶּֽהָרִ֔ים	be·hā·rîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and wipe them	וּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔ם	ū·lə·ḵal·lō·ṯām	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
from	מֵעַ֖ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָֽאֲדָמָ֑ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
Turn	שׁ֚וּב	šûb̲	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from Your fierce	מֵחֲר֣וֹן	mê·ḥă·rō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
anger	אַפֶּ֔ךָ	’ap·pe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and relent	וְהִנָּחֵ֥ם	wə·hin·nā·ḥêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5162 be sorry, console
from	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
harm	הָרָעָ֖ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to Your people	לְעַמֶּֽךָ׃	lə·‘am·me·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5971 people

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Exodus 32:11 Deuteronomy 9:18–20 · Deuteronomy 9:26–29 · Psalm 106:23

Exodus 32:12 Numbers 14:13–16 · Deuteronomy 9:28 · Exodus 32:14 · Joshua 7:9 · Deuteronomy 32:36 · Amos 7:3 · Ezekiel 20:22 · Jonah 3:9 · Amos 7:6 · Psalm 74:18 · Ezekiel 20:9 · Ezekiel 20:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.