Exodus 17:5 Go deeper
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And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he 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 17:5 word 1
יְהוָ֜הYah.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 17:5 word 2
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 17:5 word 3
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 4
עֲבֹר֙'a.Vorpass on
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 5
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> 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 17:5 word 6
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 7
וְקַ֥חve.Kachand take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 8
אִתְּךָ֖'i.te.Khawith you
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 9
מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.Neisome of [the] elders of
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Aampc (Aampc)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 10
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 17:5 word 11
וּמַטְּךָ֗u.ma.te.Khaand staff your
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: rod
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 12
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 13
הִכִּ֤יתָhi.Ki.tayou struck
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 14
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 17:5 word 15
הַיְאֹ֔רhay.'Orthe River
Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Nile
Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 1:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 16
קַ֥חkachtake
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 17
בְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.Khain hand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 18
וְהָלָֽכְתָּ\׃ve.ha.La.khe.taand you will go
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Exodus 17:5 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| Walk on | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| ahead of | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| and take | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| some of the elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| with you | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Take along | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| in your hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| the staff | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| with which | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| you struck | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| the Nile | → | יְאֹר H2975G Nile |
| and go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
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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