Exodus 5:17 Go deeper

But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD . (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.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 5:17 word 1

נִרְפִּ֥יםnir.Pim[are] idle

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Exodus 5:17 word 2

אַתֶּ֖ם'a.Temyou

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Exodus 5:17 word 3

נִרְפִּ֑יםnir.Pimidle

Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVNrmpa)

Meaning: to slacken

Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Exodus 5:17 word 4

עַל\־'al-there-

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 5:17 word 5

כֵּן֙ken-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Exodus 5:17 word 6

אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Temyou

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Exodus 5:17 word 7

אֹֽמְרִ֔ים'o.me.Rim[are] saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

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 5:17 word 8

נֵלְכָ֖הne.le.Khahlet us go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

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 5:17 word 9

נִזְבְּחָ֥הniz.be.Chahlet us sacrifice

Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)

Meaning: to sacrifice

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 8:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Exodus 5:17 word 10

לַֽיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehto Yahweh

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 5:17 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

You	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
are slackers	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
Pharaoh replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Slackers	→	רָפָה H7503 to slacken
That is why	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
keep saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Let us go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
and sacrifice	→	זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice
to the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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