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Exodus 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:


Exodus 1:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 1:910 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
עַמּוֹʿamwōPeople
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
עַםʿamPeople
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
רַבravAbundant
וְעָצוּםwəʿāṣûmAnd powerful
מִמֶּנּוּmimenûPart
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
עַמּוֹʿamwōPeople
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
עַםʿamPeople
בְּנֵיbənêSon
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
רַבravAbundant
וְעָצוּםwəʿāṣûmAnd powerful
מִמֶּנּוּmimenûPart

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