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And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. (KJV)
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וַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.Niand I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 1
הִנְנִ֤יhi.Nihere I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 2
מְחַזֵּק֙me.cha.Zek[am] about to make strong
Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to strengthen: strengthen
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 41:56, Genesis 41:57, Genesis 47:20, Genesis 48:2, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2388G; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 4
לֵ֣בlev[the] heart of
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 5
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egyptian
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 6
וְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uso they may go
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 7
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter them
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 8
וְאִכָּבְדָ֤הve.'i.ka.ve.Dahand I will gain honor
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVNc1cs)
Meaning: to honor: honour
Used 73 times. Also: Genesis 34:19, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 20:12, Leviticus 10:3, Numbers 22:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513G; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 9
בְּפַרְעֹה֙be.far.'Ohby Pharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547J
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 118 times. Also: Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547J; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 10
וּבְכָל\־u.ve.Khol-and by all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 11
חֵיל֔וֹchei.Loarmy his
Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: strength: soldiers
Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14, Deuteronomy 11:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 12
בְּרִכְבּ֖וֹbe.rikh.Boby chariot[s] his
Lemma: רֶ֫כֶב (re.khev) · Strong's: H7393G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: chariot
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:6, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 14:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7393G; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 13
וּבְפָרָשָֽׁיו\׃u.ve.fa.ra.Shavand by horsemen his
Lemma: פָּרָשׁ (pa.rash) · Strong's: H6571B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: horseman
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 50:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:18, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 14:26, Exodus 14:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6571B; TAHOT Exodus 14:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| . . . | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| will harden | → | חָזַק H2388G to strengthen: strengthen |
| the hearts | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| of the Egyptians | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| so that they will go in | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| after them | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| Then I will gain honor | → | כָּבֵד H3513G to honor: honour |
| by means of Pharaoh | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh |
| and all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| his army | → | חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers |
| and chariots | → | רֶ֫כֶב H7393G chariot |
| and horsemen | → | פָּרָשׁ H6571B horseman |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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