Exodus 4:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת־כָּל־זִקְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

And yēlek Mōšeh and-ʾAhărōn and yaʾaspû ʾet-all-ziqnê bĕnê Yiśrāʾēl.

Grammar Details

*yēlek*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he went
*Mōšeh*: proper noun, masculine singular - Moses
*ʾAhărōn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Aaron
*yaʾaspû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with waw conversive - they gathered
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ziqnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - elders of
*bĕnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

*ziqnê*: elders/older men/leaders
*bĕnê Yiśrāʾēl*: sons of Israel/Israelites/children of Israel

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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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Referenced Verses

Exod 3:16 : 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt:
Exod 24:1 : 1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:
Exod 24:11 : 11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: and they beheld God, and did eat and drink.

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