Exodus 14:3 Go deeper

For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in. (KJV)

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וְאָמַ֤רve.'a.Marand he will say

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

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 14:3 word 1

פַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhPharaoh

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 14:3 word 2

לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neiof [the] people of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 3

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 14:3 word 4

נְבֻכִ֥יםne.vu.Khim[are] wandering in confusion

Lemma: בּוּךְ (bukh) · Strong's: H0943

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to perplex

Used 3 times. Also: Esther 3:15, Joel 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0943; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 5

הֵ֖םhemthey

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 6

בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzin the land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 7

סָגַ֥רsa.Garit has shut

Lemma: סָגַר (sa.gar) · Strong's: H5462

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to shut

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:10, Leviticus 13:4, Leviticus 13:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5462; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 8

עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon them

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 9

הַמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ha.mid.Barthe wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Exodus 14:3 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh
will say	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
of the Israelites	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
They	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
are wandering the land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
in confusion	→	בּוּךְ H0943 to perplex
the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
has boxed them	→	סָגַר H5462 to shut
in	→	עַל H5921A upon

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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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