Joshua
Joshua 24:7
7So your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He put darkness between you and the Egyptians, over whom He brought the sea and engulfed them. Your very eyes saw what I did to the Egyptians. Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ | way·yiṣ·‘ă·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and He put | וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| darkness | מַֽאֲפֵ֜ל | ma·’ă·p̄êl | Noun - masculine singular | H3990 darkness |
| between | בֵּינֵיכֶ֣ם׀ | bê·nê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H996 interval, space between |
| you and the Egyptians | הַמִּצְרִ֗ים | ham·miṣ·rîm | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H4713 Mitsrite |
| over whom | עָלָ֤יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| He brought | וַיָּבֵ֨א | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the sea | הַיָּם֙ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| and engulfed them | וַיְכַסֵּ֔הוּ | way·ḵas·sê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3680 cover |
| Your very eyes | עֵינֵיכֶ֔ם | ‘ê·nê·ḵem | Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| saw | וַתִּרְאֶ֙ינָה֙ | wat·tir·’e·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7200 see |
| what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I did | עָשִׂ֖יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| to the Egyptians | בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם | bə·miṣ·rā·yim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| Then you lived | וַתֵּשְׁב֥וּ | wat·tê·šə·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the wilderness | בַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | ḇam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| for a long | רַבִּֽים׃ | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| time | יָמִ֥ים | yā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 4:34 · Exodus 14:10 · Exodus 14:20 · Psalm 95:9–10 · Exodus 14:31 · Nehemiah 9:12–21 · Exodus 14:27–28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.