Exodus 3:18
The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
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ASV
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God.
KJV
And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְשָׁמְע֖וּ | ve.sha.me.'U | and they will listen | H8085 → |
| לְקֹלֶ֑ךָ | le.ko.Le.cha | to voice your | H6963 → |
| וּבָאתָ֡ | u.va.Ta | and you will go | H935 → |
| אַתָּה֩ | 'a.Tah | you | H859 → |
| וְזִקְנֵ֨י | ve.zik.Nei | and [the] elders of | H2205 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | Me.lekh | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| מִצְרַ֗יִם | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4714 → |
| וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤ם | va.'a.mar.Tem | and you will say | H559 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | to him | H413 → |
| יְהוָ֞ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵ֤י | 'e.lo.Hei | [the] God of | H430 → |
| הָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙ | ha.'iv.ri.Yim | the Hebrews | H5680 → |
| נִקְרָ֣ה | nik.Rah | he has met | H7136 → |
| עָלֵ֔ינוּ | 'a.Lei.nu | with us | H5921 → |
| וְעַתָּ֗ה | ve.'a.Tah | and therefore | H6258 → |
| נֵֽלֲכָה־ | ne.la.khah- | let us go | H1980 → |
| נָּ֞א | na' | please | H4994 → |
| דֶּ֣רֶךְ | De.rekh | a journey of | H1870 → |
| שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | she.Lo.shet | three | H7969 → |
| יָמִים֙ | ya.Mim | days | H3117 → |
| בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | ba.mid.Bar | in the wilderness | H4057 → |
| וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה | ve.niz.be.Chah | and let us sacrifice | H2076 → |
| לַֽיהוָ֥ה | la.Yah.weh | to Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ | 'e.lo.Hei.nu | God our | H430 → |
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