Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 5:3 Interlinear

And they said The God of the Hebrews hath met journey we pray thee three days into the desert and sacrifice unto the LORD The God lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּH559And they saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּH430The 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
3הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםH5680of the Hebrewsan eberite (i.e., hebrew) or descendant of eber
4נִקְרָ֣אH7122hath metto encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner
5עָלֵ֑ינוּH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6נֵ֣לֲכָהH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
7נָּ֡אH4994'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
8דֶּרֶךְ֩H1870journeya road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
9שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתH7969we pray thee threethree; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
10יָמִ֜יםH3117daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
11בַּמִּדְבָּ֗רH4057into the deserta pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
12וְנִזְבְּחָה֙H2076and sacrificeto slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)
13לַֽיהוָ֣הH3068unto the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
14אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּH430The 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
15פֶּ֨ןH6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest
16יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּH6293lest he fallto impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
17בַּדֶּ֖בֶרH1698upon us with pestilencea pestilence
18א֥וֹH176desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
19בֶחָֽרֶב׃H2719or with the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

Verse Context

Exodus 5:2said And Pharaoh Who is the LORD that I should obey...
Exodus 5:3 (current)And they said The God of the Hebrews hath met journey we pray thee three days into the desert and sacrifice unto the LORD The God lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword
Exodus 5:4said And the king of Egypt unto them Wherefore do ye Moses...

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