Exodus
Exodus 5:21
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.