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Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 1
הִנֵּ֛הhi.Nehthere!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 2
צַעֲקַ֥תtza.'a.Kat[the] cry of distress of
Lemma: צְעָקָה (tsa.a.qah) · Strong's: H6818
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: cry
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:21, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 27:34, Exodus 3:7, Exodus 11:6, Exodus 12:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6818; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 3
בְּנֵי\־be.nei-[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 3:9 word 4
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 3:9 word 5
בָּ֣אָהBa.'ahit has come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 6
אֵלָ֑י'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 3:9 word 7
וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 8
רָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiI have seen
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 9
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 3:9 word 10
הַלַּ֔חַץha.La.chatzthe oppression
Lemma: לַ֫חַץ (la.chats) · Strong's: H3906
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: oppression
Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 26:7, 1 Kings 22:27, 2 Kings 13:4, 2 Chronicles 18:26, Job 36:15, Psalms 42:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3906; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 3:9 word 12
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egyptian
Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 13
לֹחֲצִ֥יםlo.cha.Tzim[are] oppressing
Lemma: לָחַץ (la.chats) · Strong's: H3905
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 22:21, Exodus 23:9, Numbers 22:25, Judges 1:34, Judges 2:18, Judges 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3905; TAHOT Exodus 3:9 word 14
אֹתָֽם\׃'o.Tam<obj.> them
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 3:9 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| . . . | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| the cry | → | צְעָקָה H6818 cry |
| of the Israelites | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| has reached | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| Me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| and I have | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| seen | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| how severely | → | לַ֫חַץ H3906 oppression |
| the Egyptians | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| are oppressing them | → | לָחַץ H3905 to oppress |
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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