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Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.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 3:6 word 1

אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiI

Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 2

אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[am] [the] God of

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 3

אָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khafather your

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 4

אֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 5

אַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamAbraham

Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abraham

Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 6

אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 7

יִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakIsaac

Lemma: יִצְחָק (yits.chaq) · Strong's: H3327

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Isaac

Used 108 times. Also: Genesis 17:19, Genesis 17:21, Genesis 21:3, Genesis 21:4, Genesis 21:5, Genesis 21:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3327; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 8

וֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.Heiand [the] God of

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

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

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 9

יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 10

וַיַּסְתֵּ֤רvai.yas.Terand he hid

Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to hide

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29, Deuteronomy 31:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 11

מֹשֶׁה֙mo.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 3:6 word 12

פָּנָ֔יוpa.Navface his

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

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

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 13

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 3:6 word 14

יָרֵ֔אya.Re'he was afraid

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G

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

Meaning: to fear

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 15

מֵהַבִּ֖יטme.ha.Bitfrom looking

Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to look

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8, Numbers 21:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 16

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 3:6 word 17

הָאֱלֹהִֽים\׃ha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 3:6 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

Then He said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
I	→	אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I
am the God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
of your father	→	אָב H0001G father
the God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
of Abraham	→	אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham
the God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
of Isaac	→	יִצְחָק H3327 Isaac
and the God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
At this, Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
hid	→	סָתַר H5641 to hide
his face	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
he was afraid	→	יָרֵא H3372G to fear
to look	→	נָבַט H5027 to look
at	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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