Exodus 15:25

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there He tested them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּצְעַ֣ק אֶל־יְהוָ֗ה וַיּוֹרֵ֤הוּ יְהוָה֙ עֵ֔ץ וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ אֶל־הַמַּ֔יִם וַֽיִּמְתְּק֖וּ הַמָּ֑יִם שָׁ֣ם שָׂ֥ם ל֛וֹ חֹ֥ק וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט וְשָׁ֥ם נִסָּֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

wayyiṣʿaq ʾel-YHWH wayyôrēhū YHWH ʿēṣ wayyašlēḵ ʾel-hammayim wayyimtəqū hammāyim šām śām lô ḥōq ūmišpāṭ wəšām nissāhū

Grammar Details

• *wayyiṣʿaq*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he cried out
• *ʾel*: preposition - into
• *YHWH*: divine name - YHWH
• *wayyôrēhū*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he showed him
• *ʿēṣ*: noun, masculine singular - tree/wood
• *wayyašlēḵ*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he threw
• *hammayim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the waters
• *wayyimtəqū*: conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they became sweet
• *šām*: adverb - there
• *śām*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he established
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for him
• *ḥōq*: noun, masculine singular - statute
• *ūmišpāṭ*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and ordinance
• *wəšām*: conjunction + adverb - and there
• *nissāhū*: piel perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he tested him

Word Meanings

• *wayyiṣʿaq*: cried out/called out/appealed
• *wayyôrēhū*: showed him/taught him/instructed him
• *ʿēṣ*: tree/wood/timber
• *wayyimtəqū*: became sweet/were sweetened
• *ḥōq*: statute/decree/ordinance
• *mišpāṭ*: ordinance/judgment/regulation
• *nissāhū*: tested him/tried him/proved him

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he cried to the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he tested them,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  An he cried{H6817} unto Jehovah;{H3068} And Jehovah{H3068} showed{H3384} him a tree,{H6086} and he cast{H7993} it into the waters,{H4325} and the waters{H4325} were made sweet.{H4985} There he made{H7760} for them a statute{H2706} and an ordinance,{H4941} and there he proved{H5254} them;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he cried{H6817}{(H8799)} unto the LORD{H3068}; and the LORD{H3068} shewed{H3384}{(H8686)} him a tree{H6086}, which when he had cast{H7993}{(H8686)} into the waters{H4325}, the waters{H4325} were made sweet{H4985}{(H8799)}: there he made{H7760}{(H8804)} for them a statute{H2706} and an ordinance{H4941}, and there he proved{H5254}{(H8765)} them,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses cried vnto the Lorde and he shewed him a tre: and he cast it in to the water, and they waxed swete. There he made them an ordinaunce and a lawe, and there he tempted them

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Moses cried vnto ye LORDE, which shewed him a tre: this he put in ye water, the was it swete. There he made the a statute, and a lawe, and tempted them,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he cried vnto the Lord, and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were sweete: there he made them an ordinance and a law, and there he proued them,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he cryed vnto the Lorde, and the Lorde shewed hym a tree, whiche when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweete: There he made them an ordinaunce and a lawe, and there he proued hym,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD shewed him a tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh shown him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he crieth unto Jehovah, and Jehovah sheweth him a tree, and he casteth unto the waters, and the waters become sweet. There He hath made for them a statute, and an ordinance, and there He hath tried them,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And in answer to his prayer, the Lord made him see a tree, and when he put it into the water, the water was made sweet. There he gave them a law and an order, testing them;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then he cried to Yahweh. Yahweh showed him a tree, and he threw it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There he made a statute and an ordinance for them, and there he tested them;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree. When Moses threw it into the water, the water became safe to drink. There the LORD made for them a binding ordinance, and there he tested them.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 8:2 : 2 Remember the entire journey the Lord your God has led you on these forty years in the wilderness, to humble and test you in order to know what is in your heart—whether or not you would keep His commandments.
• Exod 14:10 : 10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them! They were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
• Judg 3:4 : 4 They were left to test Israel in order to know whether they would obey the commandments of the Lord, which He had given to their ancestors through Moses.
• Exod 16:4 : 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, I am going to rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way, I will test them to see whether they will follow my instructions or not.
• Judg 2:22 : 22 I will use them to test Israel and see whether they will keep the way of the LORD and walk in it as their ancestors did.
• Judg 3:1 : 1 These are the nations that the Lord left in order to test Israel—those who had not experienced the wars of Canaan.
• Deut 8:16 : 16 He fed you manna in the wilderness, which your fathers had never known, to humble and test you so that He might do good for you in the end.
• Ps 66:10 : 10 For You, God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver is refined.
• Exod 17:4 : 4 Then Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, "What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to stone me!"
• 2 Kgs 2:21 : 21 Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, 'This is what the LORD says: I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.'
• 2 Kgs 4:41 : 41 Elisha said, 'Get some flour.' He threw it into the pot and said, 'Serve it to the people to eat.' And there was nothing harmful in the pot.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.
• Deut 13:3 : 3 and the sign or wonder he spoke to you about comes true, saying, 'Let us follow other gods, whom you have not known, and let us worship them,'
• Josh 24:21-25 : 21 But the people said to Joshua, "No! We will serve the LORD. 22 Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses." 23 Now then," Joshua said, "put away the foreign gods that are among you, and direct your hearts toward the LORD, the God of Israel. 24 The people said to Joshua, "We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice. 25 That day Joshua made a covenant for the people at Shechem. He established for them a statute and a rule there.
• Ps 81:7 : 7 I removed the burden from his shoulder; his hands were freed from the basket.
• Ps 91:15 : 15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
• Ps 99:6 : 6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the Lord tests hearts.
• Jer 9:7 : 7 Their tongues are a sharpened arrow; deceit pours from their mouths. They speak peace to their neighbor, but in their hearts, they set up an ambush.
• Jer 15:1 : 1 Then the LORD said to me: 'Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not go out to these people. Send them away from My presence and let them go.'
• 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
• 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more valuable than gold that perishes though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.