Exodus

Exodus 33:3–4

³Go up to a land flowing with milk and honey. But I will not go with you, because you are a stiff-necked people; otherwise, I might destroy you on the way.”

⁴When the people heard this bad news, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.

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Exodus 33:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go up to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
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
But	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will not	לֹ֨א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	אֶֽעֱלֶ֜ה	’e·‘ĕ·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with you	בְּקִרְבְּךָ֗	bə·qir·bə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
because	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַ֔תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are a stiff-necked	קְשֵׁה־	qə·šêh-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7186 hard, severe
people	עַם־	‘am-	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
otherwise	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
I might destroy	אֲכֶלְךָ֖	’ă·ḵel·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
you on the way	בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃	bad·dā·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

Exodus 33:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the people	הָעָ֗ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
bad	הָרָ֛ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
news	הַדָּבָ֥ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
they went into mourning	וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ	way·yiṯ·’ab·bā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H56 mourn
and no	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
put on	שָׁ֛תוּ	šā·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7896 put, set
any of his jewelry	עֶדְי֖וֹ	‘eḏ·yōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5716 ornaments

Cross-references

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Exodus 33:3 Exodus 32:9–10 · Acts 7:51 · Deuteronomy 9:6–13 · Exodus 3:8 · Exodus 33:15–17 · Jeremiah 11:5 · Numbers 16:45 · Joshua 5:6 · Amos 3:13–14 · Numbers 16:21 · Ezekiel 33:13–16

Exodus 33:4 Numbers 14:39 · Ezekiel 26:16 · Leviticus 10:6 · Numbers 14:1 · Ezekiel 24:23 · Ezekiel 24:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.