Exodus
Exodus 5:3
3“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the Hebrews | הָעִבְרִ֖ים | hā·‘iḇ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H5680 Hebrew |
| has met | נִקְרָ֣א | niq·rā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| with us | עָלֵ֑ינוּ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| they answered | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָּ֡א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| let us go on | נֵ֣לֲכָה | nê·lă·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| a three-day | שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| journey | דֶּרֶךְ֩ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| into the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| to sacrifice | וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ | wə·niz·bə·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| or | פֶּ֨ן־ | pen- | Conjunction | H6435 lest |
| He may strike us | יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ | yip̄·gā·‘ê·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| with plagues | בַּדֶּ֖בֶר | bad·de·ḇer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| with the sword | בֶחָֽרֶב׃ | ḇe·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.