Exodus 1:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.”

Exodus 1:12 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 1:1211 words

וְכַאֲשֶׁרwəḵaʾăšerAnd like who

יְעַנּוּyəʿanûDepress

אֹתוֹʾōtwō—

כֵּןkēnSet upright

יִרְבֶּהyirəbehIncrease

וְכֵןwəḵēnAnd set upright

יִפְרֹץyip̄ərōṣBreak

וַיָּקֻצוּwayāquṣûAnd be

מִפְּנֵיmipənêFrom face

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וְכַאֲשֶׁרwəḵaʾăšerAnd like who

יְעַנּוּyəʿanûDepress

אֹתוֹʾōtwōdirect object marker (no translation)

כֵּןkēnSet upright

יִרְבֶּהyirəbehIncrease

וְכֵןwəḵēnAnd set upright

יִפְרֹץyip̄ərōṣBreak

וַיָּקֻצוּwayāquṣûAnd be

מִפְּנֵיmipənêFrom face

בְּנֵיbənêSon

יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

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