Exodus
Exodus 33:3
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.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.