Exodus

Exodus 5:20–21

²⁰When they left Pharaoh, they confronted Moses and Aaron, who stood waiting to meet them.

²¹“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”

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Exodus 5:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When they left	בְּצֵאתָ֖ם	bə·ṣê·ṯām	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹֽה׃	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
they confronted	וַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙	way·yip̄·gə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֔ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
who stood	נִצָּבִ֖ים	niṣ·ṣā·ḇîm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
waiting to meet them	לִקְרָאתָ֑ם	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall

Exodus 5:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
May the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
look upon you	יֵ֧רֶא	yê·re	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
and judge you	וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑ט	wə·yiš·pōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
for	אֲשֶׁ֧ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you have made us a stench	הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣ם	hiḇ·’aš·tem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H887 be evil, bad
before	בְּעֵינֵ֤י	bə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹה֙	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
and his officials	עֲבָדָ֔יו	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
you have placed	לָֽתֶת־	lā·ṯeṯ-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
in their hand	בְּיָדָ֖ם	bə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand
a sword	חֶ֥רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
to kill us	לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃	lə·hā·rə·ḡê·nū	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H2026 kill, slay

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Exodus 5:21 Genesis 34:30 · 1 Samuel 13:4 · Genesis 16:5 · 1 Samuel 27:12 · 1 Chronicles 19:6 · 2 Samuel 10:6 · Exodus 6:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.