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Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. (KJV)
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לָמָּה֩la.Mah<to> why?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 1
יֹאמְר֨וּyo.me.Ruwill they say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
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 32:12 word 2
מִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.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 32:12 word 3
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 32:12 word 4
בְּרָעָ֤הbe.ra.'Ahwith evil
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: evil
Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 5
הֽוֹצִיאָם֙ho.tzi.'Amhe brought out them
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to come out: send
Used 258 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 19:5, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318H; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 6
לַהֲרֹ֤גla.ha.Rogto kill
Lemma: הָרַג (ha.rag) · Strong's: H2026
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to kill
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:8, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 12:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2026; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 7
אֹתָם֙'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 32:12 word 8
בֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe.ha.Rimin the mountains
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 9
וּ֨לְכַלֹּתָ֔םu.le.kha.lo.Tamand to make an end of them
Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3615H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to end: destroy
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 41:30, Exodus 32:10, Exodus 33:3, Exodus 33:5, Leviticus 26:16, Leviticus 26:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3615H; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 10
מֵעַ֖לme.'Alfrom on
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 32:12 word 11
פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 12
הָֽאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.Mahthe ground
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: planet
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 12:3, Exodus 10:6, Exodus 33:16, Numbers 12:3, Deuteronomy 4:10, Deuteronomy 6:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127I; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 13
שׁ֚וּבShuvturn
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to return: turn back
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 27:44, Genesis 27:45, Numbers 14:43, Numbers 23:20, Numbers 25:4, Numbers 25:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725I; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 14
מֵחֲר֣וֹןme.cha.Ronfrom [the] burning of
Lemma: חָרוֹן (cha.ron) · Strong's: H2740
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: burning anger
Used 41 times. Also: Exodus 15:7, Numbers 25:4, Numbers 32:14, Deuteronomy 13:17, Joshua 7:26, 1 Samuel 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2740; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 15
אַפֶּ֔ךָ'a.Pe.khaanger your
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: anger
Used 225 times. Also: Genesis 27:45, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 39:19, Genesis 44:18, Genesis 49:6, Genesis 49:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639G; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 16
וְהִנָּחֵ֥םve.hi.na.Chemand relent
Lemma: נָחַם (na.cham) · Strong's: H5162H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNv2ms)
Meaning: to be sorry: relent
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 6:6, Genesis 6:7, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5162H; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 17
עַל\־'al-on
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 32:12 word 18
הָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'Ahthe harm
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: distress: harm
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 31:52, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 11:15, Numbers 35:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451C; TAHOT Exodus 32:12 word 19
לְעַמֶּֽךָ\׃le.'a.Me.khato people your
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 32:12 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| should the Egyptians declare | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| He brought them out | → | יָצָא H3318H to come out: send |
| with evil intent | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| to kill | → | הָרַג H2026 to kill |
| them | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| in the mountains | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| and wipe them | → | כָּלָה H3615H to end: destroy |
| from | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| of the earth | → | אֲדָמָה H0127I land: planet |
| Turn | → | שׁוּב H7725I to return: turn back |
| from Your fierce | → | חָרוֹן H2740 burning anger |
| anger | → | אַף H0639G face: anger |
| and relent | → | נָחַם H5162H to be sorry: relent |
| from {doing} | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| harm | → | רָעָה H7451I distress: evil |
| to Your people | → | עַם H5971A people |
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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