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And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD our God: lo, shall we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes, and will they not stone us? (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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 8:26 word 1
מֹשֶׁ֗הmo.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 8:26 word 2
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 3
נָכוֹן֙na.khOn[is] established
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559K
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to establish: right
Used 12 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:14, Deuteronomy 17:4, Deuteronomy 19:3, Judges 12:6, 1 Samuel 23:22, 1 Samuel 26:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559K; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 4
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sotto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 5
כֵּ֔ןKenthus
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 8:26 word 6
כִּ֚יkifor
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 8:26 word 7
תּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.Vat[the] abomination of
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: abomination
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27, Leviticus 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 8
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 9
נִזְבַּ֖חniz.Bachwe will sacrifice
Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)
Meaning: to sacrifice
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 10
לַיהוָ֣הla.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 8:26 word 11
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuGod our
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 8:26 word 12
הֵ֣ןhenhere!
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 13
נִזְבַּ֞חniz.Bachwe will sacrifice
Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqi1cp)
Meaning: to sacrifice
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 14
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 8:26 word 15
תּוֹעֲבַ֥תto.'a.Vat[the] abomination of
Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: abomination
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27, Leviticus 18:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 16
מִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt
Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Egypt
Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 17
לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.Hemto eyes their
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye: before(the eyes)
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 23:18, Genesis 42:24, Genesis 47:19, Exodus 10:5, Exodus 10:15, Numbers 22:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869J; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 18
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 19
יִסְקְלֻֽנוּ\׃yis.ke.Lu.nuwill they stone? us
Lemma: סָקַל (sa.qal) · Strong's: H5619
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to stone
Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 17:4, Exodus 19:13, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32, Deuteronomy 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5619; TAHOT Exodus 8:26 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| It would not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| be right | → | כּוּן H3559K to establish: right |
| to do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| that | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the sacrifices we offer | → | זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| our God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| would be detestable | → | תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination |
| to the Egyptians | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| If | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| we offer sacrifices | → | זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice |
| that are | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| detestable | → | תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination |
| before | → | עַ֫יִן H5869J eye: before(the eyes) |
| the Egyptians | → | מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt |
| will they not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| stone us | → | סָקַל H5619 to stone |
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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