Exodus 12:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the children of Israel went and did so; as Jehovah had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ וַֽ‪[t]‬יַּעֲשׂ֖וּ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֥ה וְאַהֲרֹ֖ן כֵּ֥ן עָשֽׂוּ׃

Transliteration

wa-yēlkû wa-ya'ăśû bənê yiśrā'ēl as which ṣiwwāh YHWH 'et-mōšeh and 'ahărōn so 'āśû.

Grammar Details

*wa-yēlkû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went
*wa-ya'ăśû*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they did
*bənê*: masculine plural construct - sons/children of
*yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - commanded
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*'ahărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
*'āśû*: qal perfect 3rd masculine plural - they did

Word Meanings

*yēlkû*: went/departed
*ya'ăśû*: did/made/performed
*ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordered

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Heb 11:28 : 28 By faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of the blood, that the destroyer of the firstborn should not touch them.

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Exod 12:50-51
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50Thus did all the children of Israel; as Jehovah commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.
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Num 29:40
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42According to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did all the work.
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