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And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. (KJV)

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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 5:21 word 1

אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto them

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 5:21 word 2

יֵ֧רֶאYe.re'may he look

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

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 5:21 word 3

יְהוָ֛הYah.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 5:21 word 4

עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemon you

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 5:21 word 5

וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טve.yish.Potand may he judge

Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to judge

Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 18:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherthat

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 5:21 word 7

הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣םhiv.'ash.Temyou have made stink

Lemma: בָּאַשׁ (ba.ash) · Strong's: H0887

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhp2mp)

Meaning: to stink

Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Exodus 7:18, Exodus 7:21, Exodus 8:14, Exodus 16:20, Exodus 16:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0887; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 8

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 5:21 word 9

רֵיחֵ֗נוּrei.Che.nuodor our

Lemma: רֵיחַ (re.ach) · Strong's: H7381

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

Meaning: aroma

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 27:27, Exodus 29:18, Exodus 29:25, Exodus 29:41, Leviticus 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7381; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 10

בְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: seeing

Used 208 times. Also: Genesis 16:4, Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 23:11, Genesis 30:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869H; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 11

פַרְעֹה֙far.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547J

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 118 times. Also: Exodus 3:10, Exodus 3:11, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:22, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547J; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 12

וּבְעֵינֵ֣יu.ve.'ei.Neiand in [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 13

עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants his

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 14

לָֽתֶת\־la.tet-to put

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 15

חֶ֥רֶבChe.reva sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Exodus 5:21 word 16

בְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.Damin hand their

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 5:21 word 17

לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ\׃le.ha.re.Ge.nuto kill us

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 5:21 word 18

How the BSB renders it

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

May the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
look upon you	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
and judge you	→	שָׁפַט H8199 to judge
[the foremen] said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
for	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
you have made us a stench	→	בָּאַשׁ H0887 to stink
before	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547J Pharaoh
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869H eye: seeing
and his officials	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
you have placed	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
in their hand	→	יָד H3027G hand
a sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
to kill us	→	הָרַג H2026 to kill

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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