Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 3:1 Interlinear

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law the priest of Midian and he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to the mountain of God even to Horeb

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּמֹשֶׁ֗הH4872Now Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver
2הָיָ֥הH1961keptto exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3רֹעֶ֛הH7462to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a frie
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5הַצֹּאן֙H6629the flocka collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
6יִתְר֥וֹH3503of Jethrojethro, moses' father-in-law
7חֹֽתְנ֖וֹH2859his father in lawto give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
8כֹּהֵ֣ןH3548the priestliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)
9מִדְיָ֑ןH4080of Midianmidjan, a son of abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
10וַיִּנְהַ֤גH5090and he ledto drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
11אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
12הַצֹּאן֙H6629the flocka collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
13אַחַ֣רH310to the backsideproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
14הַמִּדְבָּ֔רH4057of the deserta pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
15וַיָּבֹ֛אH935and cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
16אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
17הַ֥רH2022to the mountaina mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
18הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430of Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
19חֹרֵֽבָה׃H2722even to Horebchoreb, a (generic) name for the sinaitic mountains

Verse Context

Exodus 3:1 (current)Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law the priest of Midian and he led the flock to the backside of the desert and came to the mountain of God even to Horeb
Exodus 3:2and he looked And the angel of the LORD unto him in a flame of fire...

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