Exodus 5:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙ אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֣ה וְאֶֽת־אַהֲרֹ֔ן נִצָּבִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑ם בְּצֵאתָ֖ם מֵאֵ֥ת פַּרְעֹֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyifgĕʿû (they met) ʾet-mōšeh (Moses) and ʾet-ʾahărōn (Aaron) niṣṣābîm (standing) liqrāʾtām (to meet them) bĕṣēʾtām (in their going out) from mēʾēt parʿōh (Pharaoh).

Grammar Details

*wayyifgĕʿû*: qal imperfect waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they met/encountered
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
*ʾahărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
*niṣṣābîm*: niphal participle, masculine plural - standing/positioned
*liqrāʾtām*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to meet them
*bĕṣēʾtām*: preposition + qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their going out
*mēʾēt*: compound preposition - from with
*parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh

Word Meanings

*wayyifgĕʿû*: they met/they encountered/they came upon
*niṣṣābîm*: standing/positioned/waiting
*liqrāʾtām*: to meet them/to confront them
*bĕṣēʾtām*: as they went out/when they were leaving

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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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