Exodus 5:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.”
Exodus 5:12 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 5:128 words
וַיָּפֶץwayāp̄eṣAnd dash
הָעָםhāʿāmThe people
בְּכָלbəḵālIn whole
אֶרֶץʾereṣEarth
מִצְרָיִםmiṣərāyimMitsrajim
לְקֹשֵׁשׁləqōšēšTo forage for straw
קַשׁqašStraw
לַתֶּבֶןlatevenTo material
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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