What Does Exodus 3:7 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“And the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“I have surely”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

“I have surely”

to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the affliction”

depression, i.e., misery

“of my people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which are in Egypt”

mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“their cry”

a shriek

“and have heard”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“by reason”

the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi

“of their taskmasters”

to drive (an animal, a workman, a debtor, an army); by implication, to tax, harass, tyrannize

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“for I know”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“their sorrows”

anguish or (figuratively) affliction