Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Exodus.4.19", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה֙ בְּמִדְיָ֔ן לֵ֖ךְ שֻׁ֣ב מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּי־מֵ֙תוּ֙ כָּל־הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*Mōšeh* in-*Midyān* *lēk* *šūb* *Miṣrāyim* because-*mētû* all-the-*ʾănāšîm* the-*mĕbaqqĕšîm* *ʾet*-*napšekā*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*Midyān*": "proper noun - Midian", "*lēk*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - go", "*šūb*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - return", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*mētû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they died", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*mĕbaqqĕšîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural - seeking", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*napšekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your life" }, "variants": { "*mĕbaqqĕšîm ʾet-napšekā*": "seeking your life/attempting to kill you" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Exodus.2.15", "source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לַהֲרֹ֣ג אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּבְרַ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְיָ֖ן וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עַֽל־הַבְּאֵֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yyišmaʿ parʿōh ʾet-haddābār hazzeh wa-yəbaqqēš lahărōg ʾet-mōšeh wa-yyibraḥ mōšeh mippənê p̄arʿōh wa-yyēšeb bəʾereṣ-midyān wa-yyēšeb ʿal-habbəʾēr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyišmaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and heard", "*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*ʾet-haddābār*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the matter/thing", "*hazzeh*": "definite article + masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this", "*wa-yəbaqqēš*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and sought", "*lahărōg*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to kill", "*ʾet-mōšeh*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Moses", "*wa-yyibraḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and fled", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*mippənê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - from the face/presence of", "*p̄arʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*wa-yyēšeb*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and dwelt/settled", "*bəʾereṣ-midyān*": "preposition + construct state + proper noun - in the land of Midian", "*wa-yyēšeb*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and sat", "*ʿal-habbəʾēr*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - by the well" }, "variants": { "*yišmaʿ*": "heard/listened to", "*dābār*": "matter/thing/word", "*yəbaqqēš*": "sought/attempted", "*hărōg*": "to kill/to slay", "*yibraḥ*": "fled/ran away/escaped", "*pənê*": "face/presence", "*yēšeb*": "dwelt/settled/stayed", "*ʾereṣ*": "land/country/territory", "*yēšeb*": "sat/dwelt/settled", "*bəʾēr*": "well/pit/cistern" } }
  • Exod 2:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Exodus.2.23", "source": "וַיְהִי֩ בַיָּמִ֨ים הֽ͏ָרַבִּ֜ים הָהֵ֗ם וַיָּ֙מָת֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִן־הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּ וַתַּ֧עַל שַׁוְעָתָ֛ם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מִן־הָעֲבֹדָֽה׃", "text": "*wa-yəhî bayyāmîm hārabbîm hāhēm wa-yyāmāt meleḵ miṣrayim wa-yyēʾānəḥû bənê-yiśrāʾēl min-hāʿăbōdâ wa-yyizʿāqû wa-ttaʿal šawʿātām ʾel-hāʾĕlōhîm min-hāʿăbōdâ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass", "*bayyāmîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the days", "*hārabbîm*": "definite article + masculine plural adjective - the many", "*hāhēm*": "definite article + masculine plural demonstrative pronoun - those", "*wa-yyāmāt*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and died", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular construct - king of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wa-yyēʾānəḥû*": "waw consecutive + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and groaned", "*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "masculine plural construct + proper noun - children of Israel", "*min-hāʿăbōdâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - from the bondage/labor", "*wa-yyizʿāqû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and cried out", "*wa-ttaʿal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and went up", "*šawʿātām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cry", "*ʾel-hāʾĕlōhîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - to God", "*min-hāʿăbōdâ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - from the bondage/labor" }, "variants": { "*yəhî*": "it came to pass/it happened", "*yāmîm*": "days/time", "*rabbîm*": "many/great/long", "*yāmāt*": "died", "*meleḵ*": "king", "*miṣrayim*": "Egypt", "*yēʾānəḥû*": "groaned/sighed", "*bənê-yiśrāʾēl*": "children of Israel/Israelites", "*ʿăbōdâ*": "bondage/labor/servitude", "*yizʿāqû*": "cried out/shouted", "*taʿal*": "went up/ascended", "*šawʿâ*": "cry/outcry", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine beings" } }
  • Matt 2:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Matthew.2.20", "source": "Λέγων, Ἐγερθεὶς, παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ πορεύου εἰς γῆν Ἰσραήλ: τεθνήκασιν γὰρ οἱ ζητοῦντες τὴν ψυχὴν τοῦ παιδίου.", "text": "*Legōn*, *Egertheis*, *paralabe* the *paidion* and the *mētera autou*, and *poreuou* into *gēn Israēl*: *tethnēkasin gar hoi zētountes tēn psychēn tou paidiou*.", "grammar": { "*Legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*Egertheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having arisen", "*paralabe*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - take", "*paidion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - child", "*mētera*": "accusative, feminine, singular - mother", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of him", "*poreuou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - go", "*gēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - land", "*Israēl*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Israel", "*tethnēkasin*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they have died", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hoi zētountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - the ones seeking", "*tēn psychēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the life/soul", "*tou paidiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of the child" }, "variants": { "*poreuou*": "go/travel/journey", "*tethnēkasin*": "have died/are dead", "*zētountes tēn psychēn*": "seeking the life/soul (Hebraism for seeking to kill)" } }