Exodus
Exodus 8:26
26But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Moses | מֹשֶׁ֗ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| It would not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be right | נָכוֹן֙ | nā·ḵō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| to do | לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| that | כֵּ֔ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| because | כִּ֚י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the sacrifices we offer | נִזְבַּ֖ח | niz·baḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| our God | אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| would be detestable | תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת | tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8441 abomination |
| to the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| If | הֵ֣ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| we offer sacrifices | נִזְבַּ֞ח | niz·baḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| that are | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| detestable | תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת | tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8441 abomination |
| before | לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם | lə·‘ê·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| the Egyptians | מִצְרַ֛יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| will they not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| stone us | יִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃ | yis·qə·lu·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common plural | H5619 stone, put to death by stoning |
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