Exodus 15:25

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,

📖 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

• 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.

• 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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• 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 And you shall remember all the way which the LORD your God led you these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, and to test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments, or not.
• Exod 14:10 : 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD.
• Judg 3:4 : 4 And they were left to test Israel by them, to know whether they would listen to the commandments of the LORD, which He commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.
• Exod 16:4 : 4 Then the LORD said to Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain amount every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not.
• Judg 2:22 : 22 That through them I may test Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk in it, as their fathers kept it, or not.
• Judg 3:1 : 1 Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to test Israel by them, as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
• Deut 8:16 : 16 Who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that he might humble you, and that he might test you, to do you good at your latter end;
• Ps 66:10 : 10 For you, O God, have proved us; you have tried us, as silver is tried.
• Exod 17:4 : 4 And Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me.
• 2 Kgs 2:21 : 21 And he went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus says the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from here any more death or barren land.
• 2 Kgs 4:41 : 41 But he said, Then bring flour. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
• Ps 50:15 : 15 And call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
• Deut 13:3 : 3 You shall not listen to the words of that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God tests you, to know whether you love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
• Josh 24:21-25 : 21 And the people said to Joshua, No; but we will serve the LORD. 22 And Joshua said to the people, You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen the LORD, to serve him. And they said, We are witnesses. 23 Now therefore put away, said he, the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD God of Israel. 24 And the people said to Joshua, The LORD our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey. 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
• Ps 81:7 : 7 You called in trouble, and I delivered you; I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
• Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall 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 among his priests, and Samuel among those who call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
• Prov 17:3 : 3 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests the hearts.
• Jer 9:7 : 7 Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and test them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
• Jer 15:1 : 1 Then the LORD said to me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
• 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
• 1 Pet 1:6-7 : 6 In which you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials: 7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to result in praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ: