Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
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ASV
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
KJV
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.
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וּמֹשֶׁ֗ה | u.mo.Sheh | and Moses | H4872 → |
| הָיָ֥ה | ha.Yah | he was | H1961 → |
| רֹעֶ֛ה | ro.'Eh | pasturing | H7462 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| צֹ֛אן | tzon | [the] flock of | H6629 → |
| יִתְר֥וֹ | yit.Ro | Jethro | H3503 → |
| חֹתְנ֖וֹ | cho.te.No | father-in-law his | H2859 → |
| כֹּהֵ֣ן | ko.Hen | [the] priest of | H3548 → |
| מִדְיָ֑ן | mid.Yan | Midian | H4080 → |
| וַיִּנְהַ֤ג | vai.yin.Hag | and he drove | H5090 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַצֹּאן֙ | ha.tzoN | the flock | H6629 → |
| אַחַ֣ר | 'a.Char | behind | H310 → |
| הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר | ha.mid.Bar | the wilderness | H4057 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֛א | vai.ya.Vo' | and he came | H935 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַ֥ר | har | [the] mountain of | H2022 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| חֹרֵֽבָה׃ | cho.Re.vah | Horeb towards | H2722 → |
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