Exodus 4:18
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.
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ASV
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
KJV
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | vai.Ye.lekh | and he went | H1980 → |
| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| וַיָּ֣שָׁב׀ | vai.Ya.shov | and he returned | H7725 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| יֶ֣תֶר | Ye.ter | Jethro | H3500 → |
| חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ | cho.te.No | father-in-law his | H2859 → |
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | to <the> him | |
| אֵ֣לְכָה | 'E.le.khah | let me go | H1980 → |
| נָּ֗א | Na' | please | H4994 → |
| וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ | ve.'a.Shu.vah | so I may return | H7725 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| אַחַ֣י | 'a.Chai | relatives my | H251 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | who | H834 → |
| בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם | be.mitz.Ra.yim | [are] in Egypt | H4714 → |
| וְאֶרְאֶ֖ה | ve.'er.'Eh | so I may see | H7200 → |
| הַעוֹדָ֣ם | ha.'o.Dam | ¿ [are] still they | H5750 → |
| חַיִּ֑ים | chai.Yim | living | H2416 → |
| וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יִתְר֛וֹ | yit.Ro | Jethro | H3503 → |
| לְמֹשֶׁ֖ה | le.mo.Sheh | to Moses | H4872 → |
| לֵ֥ךְ | lekh | go | H1980 → |
| לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | le.sha.Lom | to peace | H7965 → |
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