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Exodus 5:21

“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”

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ASV

and they said unto them, Jehovah look upon you, and judge: because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

KJV

And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.Hemto themH413 →
יֵ֧רֶאYe.re'may he lookH7200 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921 →
וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טve.yish.Potand may he judgeH8199 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherthatH834 →
הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣םhiv.'ash.Temyou have made stinkH887 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רֵיחֵ֗נוּrei.Che.nuodor ourH7381 →
בְּעֵינֵ֤יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
פַרְעֹה֙far.'OhPharaohH6547 →
וּבְעֵינֵ֣יu.ve.'ei.Neiand in [the] eyes ofH5869 →
עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650 →
לָֽתֶת־la.tet-to putH5414 →
חֶ֥רֶבChe.reva swordH2719 →
בְּיָדָ֖םbe.ya.Damin hand theirH3027 →
לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃le.ha.re.Ge.nuto kill usH2026 →

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Genesis 34:30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”Exodus 14:12Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”1 Samuel 13:4And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.Genesis 16:5Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”Exodus 6:9Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.1 Samuel 27:12So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servant forever.”1 Chronicles 19:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.2 Samuel 10:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.Exodus 4:31and they believed. And when they heard that the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their affliction, they bowed down and worshiped.Joel 2:20The northern army I will drive away from you, banishing it to a barren and desolate land, its front ranks into the Eastern Sea, and its rear guard into the Western Sea. And its stench will rise; its foul odor will ascend. For He has done great things.2 Corinthians 2:15–16For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.Exodus 14:11They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us into the wilderness to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?1 Kings 18:9But Obadiah replied, “How have I sinned, that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to put me to death?Exodus 16:3“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”Numbers 20:4Why have you brought the LORD’s assembly into this wilderness for us and our livestock to die here?Jeremiah 31:2This is what the LORD says: “The people who survived the sword found favor in the wilderness when Israel went to find rest.”Exodus 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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