Exodus 15:25 Go deeper
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And he cried unto the LORD ; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, (KJV)
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וַיִּצְעַ֣קvai.yitz.'Akand he cried out
Lemma: צָעַק (tsa.aq) · Strong's: H6817
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to cry
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 4:10, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 41:55, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:15, Exodus 8:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6817; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 1
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 2
יְהוָ֗הYah.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 15:25 word 3
וַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּvai.yo.Re.huand he showed him
Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to show
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 35:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 4
יְהוָה֙Yah.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 15:25 word 5
עֵ֔ץ'Etza tree
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tree: stick
Used 18 times. Also: Numbers 15:32, Numbers 15:33, Numbers 35:18, Joshua 2:6, 1 Kings 17:10, 1 Kings 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086I; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 6
וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhand he threw [it]
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to throw
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 7
אֶל\־'el-into
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 8
הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 9
וַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּvai.yim.te.Kuand they became sweet
Lemma: מָתֹק (ma.taq) · Strong's: H4985
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: be sweet
Used 6 times. Also: Job 20:12, Job 21:33, Job 24:20, Psalms 55:14, Proverbs 9:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4985; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 10
הַמָּ֑יִםha.Ma.yimthe waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 11
שָׁ֣םshamthere
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 12
שָׂ֥םsamhe made
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 13
חֹ֥קchoka decree
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: statute: decree
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 47:26, Exodus 5:14, Exodus 12:24, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 18:16, Exodus 18:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 14
וּמִשְׁפָּ֖טu.mish.Patand a custom
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 28:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 15
וְשָׁ֥םve.Shamand there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 16
נִסָּֽהוּ\׃ni.Sa.huhe put to [the] test it
Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to test
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20, Numbers 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Exodus 15:25 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And [Moses] cried out | → | צָעַק H6817 to cry |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| showed him | → | יָרָה H3384B to show |
| a log | → | עֵץ H6086I tree: stick |
| And when he cast it | → | שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw |
| into | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| [they] | → | מַי H4325G water |
| were sweetened | → | מָתֹק H4985 be sweet |
| There | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| [the LORD] made | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| for them | → | |
| a statute | → | חֹק H2706G statute: decree |
| and an ordinance | → | מִשְׁפָּט H4941G justice: judgement |
| and there | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| He tested them | → | נָסָה H5254G to test |
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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