Exodus 22:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

My anger will burn, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחָרָ֣ה אַפִּ֔י וְהָרַגְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בֶּחָ֑רֶב וְהָי֤וּ נְשֵׁיכֶם֙ אַלְמָנ֔וֹת וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם יְתֹמִֽים׃

Transliteration

And wĕḥārâ ʾappî, and wĕhāragtî you with ḥāreb, and wĕhāyû nĕšêkem ʾalmānôt and bĕnêkem yĕtōmîm.

Grammar Details

• *wĕḥārâ*: qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular, 'and it will burn'
• *ʾappî*: masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix, 'my anger'
• *wĕhāragtî*: qal perfect with waw consecutive, 1st common singular, 'and I will kill'
• *ḥāreb*: feminine singular noun, 'sword'
• *wĕhāyû*: qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd common plural, 'and they will be'
• *nĕšêkem*: feminine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix, 'your wives'
• *ʾalmānôt*: feminine plural noun, 'widows'
• *bĕnêkem*: masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix, 'your sons'
• *yĕtōmîm*: masculine plural noun, 'orphans/fatherless'

Word Meanings

• *wĕḥārâ ʾappî*: my anger will burn/I will become angry
• *wĕhāragtî*: I will kill/slay/put to death

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf ye shall trouble the: they shall crye vnto me, ad I wyll surely heare their crye

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf thou shalt trouble them, they shall crie vnto me, and I shall heare their crye:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If thou vexe or trouble such, and so he call and cry vnto me, I will surely heare his cry.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If ye shall euyll entreate them, and they crye out vnto me, I wyll surelye heare theyr crye.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  if thou dost really afflict him, surely if he at all cry unto Me, I certainly hear his cry;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If you are cruel to them in any way, and their cry comes up to me, I will certainly give ear;

• World English Bible (2000)

  If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If you afflict them in any way and they cry to me, I will surely hear their cry,

Referenced Verses

• Luke 18:7 : 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them?
• Jas 5:4 : 4 Look, the wages that you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
• Ps 18:6 : 6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the traps of death confronted me.
• Deut 15:9 : 9 Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: 'The seventh year, the year of release, is near,' and you look grudgingly on your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Job 34:28 : 28 He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.
• Job 35:9 : 9 People cry out because of the multitude of oppressions; they plead for help because of the power of the mighty.
• Ps 10:17-18 : 17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear. 18 To vindicate the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, will no longer terrorize.
• Ps 145:19 : 19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
• Ps 146:7-9 : 7 He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, 8 The LORD gives sight to the blind, the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down, the LORD loves the righteous. 9 The LORD protects the sojourners; he sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.
• Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Do not rob the poor because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate. 23 For the LORD will plead their case and will rob of life those who rob them.
• Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not move an ancient boundary marker, nor enter the fields of the fatherless. 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their case against you.
• Deut 24:15 : 15 Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and depend on it. Otherwise, they may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
• Job 31:38-39 : 38 If my land cries out against me and its furrows weep together, 39 if I have eaten its produce without payment and caused the death of its owners,
• Ps 140:12 : 12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.