Exodus 5:3
{ "verseID": "Exodus.5.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָעִבְרִ֖ים נִקְרָ֣א עָלֵ֑ינוּ נֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֡א דֶּרֶךְ֩ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֜ים בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ לַֽיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ פֶּ֨ן־יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ בַּדֶּ֖בֶר א֥וֹ בֶחָֽרֶב׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmərû*: *ʾĕlōhê* the *hāʿiḇrîm* *niqrāʾ* upon us. *nēləkâ* *nāʾ* *dereḵ* *šəlōšet* *yāmîm* in the *midbār* and *wənizḇəḥâ* to *YHWH* our *ʾĕlōhênû*, lest *pen*-*yiḇgāʿēnû* with the *deḇer* or with the *ḥāreḇ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd plural - and they said", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun construct, masculine plural - God of", "*hā*": "definite article - the", "*ʿiḇrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - Hebrews", "*niqrāʾ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has been called/met", "*ʿālênû*": "preposition with 1st plural suffix - upon us", "*nēləkâ*": "qal cohortative, 1st plural - let us go", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please", "*dereḵ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - way, journey of", "*šəlōšet*": "numeral construct - three of", "*yāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - days", "*ba*": "preposition with definite article - in the", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness, desert", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*nizḇəḥâ*": "qal cohortative, 1st plural - let us sacrifice", "*la*": "preposition - to", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - our God", "*pen*": "conjunction - lest, otherwise", "*yiḇgāʿēnû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st plural suffix - he will encounter/strike us", "*ba*": "preposition with definite article - with the", "*deḇer*": "noun, masculine singular - pestilence, plague", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*ḇe*": "preposition with definite article - with the", "*ḥāreḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of, deity of", "*ʿiḇrîm*": "Hebrews, people from beyond", "*niqrāʾ*": "has met with us, has been called upon us, has appeared to us", "*nēləkâ*": "let us go, we wish to go", "*dereḵ*": "way, journey, road", "*midbār*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land", "*nizḇəḥâ*": "let us sacrifice, let us offer, let us slaughter (ritually)", "*pen*": "lest, otherwise, so that not", "*yiḇgāʿēnû*": "he will encounter us, strike us, meet us (with hostility)", "*deḇer*": "pestilence, plague, disease", "*ḥāreḇ*": "sword, knife, cutting instrument" } }