Exodus
Exodus 5:9
9Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make the work harder | תִּכְבַּ֧ד | tiḵ·baḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| so they will be occupied | וְיַעֲשׂוּ־ | wə·ya·‘ă·śū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| and pay no attention | יִשְׁע֖וּ | yiš·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8159 gaze |
| to | שָֽׁקֶר׃ | šā·qer | Noun - masculine singular | H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.