Exodus 3:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה רָאֹ֥ה רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־עֳנִ֥י עַמִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְאֶת־צַעֲקָתָ֤ם שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י נֹֽגְשָׂ֔יו כִּ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃

Transliteration

Wayyōʾmer YHWH rāʾōh rāʾîtî ʾet-'ŏnî 'ammî that in-Miṣrayim and-ʾet-ṣa'ăqātām šāma'tî from-penê nōḡśāyw for yāda'tî ʾet-maḵʾōḇāyw.

Grammar Details

• *Wayyōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *rāʾōh*: infinitive absolute - seeing
• *rāʾîtî*: perfect, 1st person singular - I have seen
• *'ŏnî*: noun, masculine singular construct - affliction of
• *'ammî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people
• *Miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *ṣa'ăqātām*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their cry
• *šāma'tî*: perfect, 1st person singular - I have heard
• *penê*: noun, masculine plural construct - face/presence of
• *nōḡśāyw*: participle, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his taskmasters
• *yāda'tî*: perfect, 1st person singular - I know
• *maḵʾōḇāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sufferings/pains

Word Meanings

• *rāʾōh* *rāʾîtî*: I have surely seen/I have indeed seen/I have definitely seen
• *'ŏnî*: affliction/suffering/distress
• *nōḡśāyw*: his taskmasters/oppressors/overseers
• *maḵʾōḇāyw*: his sufferings/pains/sorrows

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD said, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cry on account of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} I have surely{H7200} seen{H7200} the affliction{H6040} of my people{H5971} that are in Egypt,{H4714} and have heard{H8085} their cry{H6818} by reason{H6440} of their taskmasters;{H5065} for I know{H3045} their sorrows;{H4341}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} said{H559}{(H8799)}, I have surely{H7200}{(H8800)} seen{H7200}{(H8804)} the affliction{H6040} of my people{H5971} which are in Egypt{H4714}, and have heard{H8085}{(H8804)} their cry{H6818} by reason{H6440} of their taskmasters{H5065}{(H8802)}; for I know{H3045}{(H8804)} their sorrows{H4341};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Than the Lorde sayde: I haue surely sene the trouble of my people which are in Egipte and haue herde their crye which they haue of their taskemasters. For I knowe theire sorowe

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE sayde: I haue sene the trouble of my people in Egipte & haue herde their crye ouer those that oppresse them. I knowe their sorowe,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the Lorde said, I haue surely seene the trouble of my people, which are in Egypt, and haue heard their crie, because of their taskemasters: for I knowe their sorowes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde saide: I haue surely seene the trouble of my people which are in Egypt, and haue heard their crie from the face of their taske maisters: for I knowe their sorowes,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah saith, `I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who `are' in Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people that are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh said, "I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD said,“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 106:44 : 44 Nevertheless, he regarded their affliction when he heard their cry.
• Ps 145:19 : 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him; he also will hear their cry and will save them.
• Isa 63:9 : 9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bore them, and carried them all the days of old.
• Exod 2:23-25 : 23 Now it happened, in the process of time, that the king of Egypt died. The children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect for them.
• Neh 9:9 : 9 And You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, and heard their cry by the Red Sea;
• Ps 22:24 : 24 For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from him; but when he cried to Him, He heard.
• Ps 34:4 : 4 I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
• Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
• Exod 22:23 : 23 If you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
• 1 Sam 9:16 : 16 Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people from the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.
• Gen 18:21 : 21 I will go down now and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry against it that has come to me; and if not, I will know.
• Gen 29:32 : 32 And Leah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Reuben; for she said, Surely the LORD has looked upon my affliction; now my husband will love me.
• Exod 1:11 : 11 Therefore they set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
• Heb 4:15 : 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.
• Ps 142:3 : 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. In the way where I walked, they secretly laid a snare for me.