Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 18:17 Interlinear

said father in law And Moses is not good unto him The thing that thou doest

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֛אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2חֹתֵ֥ןH2859father in lawto give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
3מֹשֶׁ֖הH4872And Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver
4אֵלָ֑יוH413near, with or among; often in general, to
5לֹאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6טוֹב֙H2896is not goodgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
7הַדָּבָ֔רH1697unto him The thinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
8אֲשֶׁ֥רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9אַתָּ֖הH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
10עֹשֶֽׂה׃H6213that thou doestto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Verse Context

Exodus 18:16 When they have a matter they come ...
Exodus 18:17 (current)said father in law And Moses is not good unto him The thing that thou doest
Exodus 18:18Thou wilt surely Thou wilt surely both thou and this people...

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