Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Exodus.1.13", "source": "וַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃", "text": "And *way-yaʿăḇidû* *miṣrayim* *ʾet*-*bənê* *yiśrāʾēl* with *pāreḵ*", "grammar": { "וַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural, vav-consecutive - 'and they made work'", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt/Egyptians'", "אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct - 'sons of'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "בְּפָֽרֶךְ": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'with rigor'" }, "variants": { "*way-yaʿăḇidû*": "they made to serve, enslaved, forced to work", "*pāreḵ*": "rigor, harshness, severity, cruelty" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 4:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Deuteronomy.4.20", "source": "וְאֶתְכֶם֙ לָקַ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה וַיּוֹצִ֥א אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִכּ֥וּר הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם לִהְי֥וֹת ל֛וֹ לְעַ֥ם נַחֲלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "*wə-ʾetkem lāqaḥ YHWH wa-yyôṣîʾ ʾetkem mi-kkûr ha-barzel mi-mmiṣrāyim li-hyôt lô lə-ʿam naḥălāh ka-yyôm ha-zzeh*.", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾetkem*": "conjunction + direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - and you", "*lāqaḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - took", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh", "*wa-yyôṣîʾ*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and brought out", "*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*mi-kkûr*": "preposition + masculine singular construct noun - from furnace of", "*ha-barzel*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the iron", "*mi-mmiṣrāyim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Egypt", "*li-hyôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to be", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*lə-ʿam*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for a people of", "*naḥălāh*": "feminine singular noun - inheritance", "*ka-yyôm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - as the day", "*ha-zzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative adjective - the this/present" }, "variants": { "*lāqaḥ*": "took/received/selected", "*yôṣîʾ*": "brought out/led out/delivered", "*kûr*": "furnace/crucible/melting pot", "*barzel*": "iron/iron ore", "*miṣrāyim*": "Egypt/land of Egypt", "*hyôt*": "to be/to become/to exist", "*ʿam*": "people/nation/community", "*naḥălāh*": "inheritance/heritage/possession", "*yôm*": "day/time/period", "*zeh*": "this/present" } }