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And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians. (KJV)
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וַיָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarand he turned aside
Lemma: סוּר (sur) · Strong's: H5493I
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to turn aside: turn aside
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 3:4, Exodus 32:8, Deuteronomy 2:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5493I; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 1
אֵ֚ת'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 14:25 word 2
אֹפַ֣ן'o.Fan[the] wheel[s] of
Lemma: אוֹפָן (o.phan) · Strong's: H0212
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wheel
Used 35 times. Also: 1 Kings 7:30, 1 Kings 7:32, 1 Kings 7:33, Proverbs 20:26, Isaiah 28:27, Ezekiel 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0212; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 3
מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.Tavchariots its
Lemma: מֶרְכָּבָה (mer.ka.vah) · Strong's: H4818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: chariot
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 41:43, Genesis 46:29, Exodus 15:4, Joshua 11:6, Joshua 11:9, Judges 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4818; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 4
וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּvay.na.ha.Ge.huand he caused to drive it
Lemma: נָהַג (na.hag) · Strong's: H5090A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to lead
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 31:18, Genesis 31:26, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 10:13, Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 28:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5090A; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 5
בִּכְבֵדֻ֑תbikh.ve.Dutwith difficulty
Lemma: כְּבֵדֻת (ke.ve.dut) · Strong's: H3517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: heaviness
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3517; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 6
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand it said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 7
מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 8
אָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sahlet me flee
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to flee
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 9
מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Neifrom before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 10
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 11
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 12
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 13
נִלְחָ֥םnil.Cham[is] fighting
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to fight
Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10, Numbers 21:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 14
בְּמִצְרָֽיִם\ \פbe.mitz.Ra.yimagainst Egypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 14:25 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He caused their chariot | → | מֶרְכָּבָה H4818 chariot |
| wheels | → | אוֹפָן H0212 wheel |
| to wobble | → | סוּר H5493I to turn aside: turn aside |
| so that they had difficulty | → | כְּבֵדֻת H3517 heaviness |
| driving | → | נָהַג H5090A to lead |
| Let us flee | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| from | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| the Egyptians | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| is fighting | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| for them | → | |
| against Egypt | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
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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