Exodus 14:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with him:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֶּאְסֹ֖ר אֶת־רִכְבּ֑וֹ וְאֶת־עַמּ֖וֹ לָקַ֥ח עִמּֽוֹ

Transliteration

wa-yeʾĕsōr ʾeṯ-riḵbô wə-ʾeṯ-ʿammô lāqaḥ ʿimmô

Grammar Details

*wa-yeʾĕsōr*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he harnessed
*ʾeṯ*: direct object marker
*riḵbô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his chariot
*wə-ʾeṯ*: conjunction + direct object marker
*ʿammô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his people
*lāqaḥ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he took
*ʿimmô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him

Word Meanings

*wa-yeʾĕsōr*: and he harnessed/and he prepared
*riḵbô*: his chariot/his chariots (collective singular)
*ʿammô*: his people/his army
*lāqaḥ*: he took/he brought

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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