Exodus 17:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? They are almost ready to stone me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּצְעַ֤ק מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה ע֥וֹד מְעַ֖ט וּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And wa-yitsʿaq mōsheh unto-YHWH lēʾmōr what ʾeʿĕśeh to-the-ʿām the-this ʿôd məʿaṭ and-ûsəqālunî.

Grammar Details

*wa-yitsʿaq*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he cried out
*mōsheh*: proper noun - Moses
*YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
*lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying
*ʾeʿĕśeh*: qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will do/make
*ʿām*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the people
*ʿôd*: adverb - yet/still
*məʿaṭ*: masculine singular adjective - little/few
*ûsəqālunî*: waw-consecutive + qal perfect 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - and they will stone me

Word Meanings

*wa-yitsʿaq*: cried out/called out/cried for help
*lēʾmōr*: saying/speaking
*ʾeʿĕśeh*: I will do/make/act
*ʿôd*: yet/still/again
*məʿaṭ*: little/small/few
*ûsəqālunî*: and they will stone me/kill me by stoning

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Referenced Verses

Num 14:10 : 10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of Jehovah appeared in the tent of meeting unto all the children of Israel.
1 Sam 30:6 : 6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in Jehovah his God.
John 8:59 : 59 They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.
John 10:31 : 31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Acts 14:19 : 19 But there came Jews thither from Antioch and Iconium: and having persuaded the multitudes, {G2532} they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
Acts 7:50 : 50 Did not my hand make all these things?
Num 16:19 : 19 And Korah assembled all the congregation against them unto the door of the tent of meeting: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the congregation.
Exod 15:25 : 25 An he cried unto Jehovah; And Jehovah showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them;
Num 11:11 : 11 And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
Exod 14:15 : 15 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

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