Exodus 17:4
Then Moses cried out to the LORD, “What should I do with these people? A little more and they will stone me!”
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ASV
And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they are almost ready to stone me.
KJV
And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּצְעַ֤ק | vai.yitz.'Ak | and he cried out | H6817 → |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| מָ֥ה | mah | what? | H4100 → |
| אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה | 'e.'e.Seh | will I do | H6213 → |
| לָעָ֣ם | la.'Am | to the people | H5971 → |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| ע֥וֹד | od | yet | H5750 → |
| מְעַ֖ט | me.'At | a little | H4592 → |
| וּסְקָלֻֽנִי׃ | u.se.ka.Lu.ni | and they will stone me | H5619 → |
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