Exodus 3:1

Old Testament • 17 words with Strong's data

"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb."

Word-by-Word Analysis

Now

מֹשֶׁה

Môsheh

H4872

Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver

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שָׁמַר

shâmar

H8104

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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the

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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of

יִתְרוֹ

Yithrôw

H3503

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law

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his

אָב

ʼâb

H1

father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

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in

תּוֹרָה

tôwrâh

H8451

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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the

כֹּהֵן

kôhên

H3548

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

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of

מִדְיָן

Midyân

H4080

Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants

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and he

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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the

צֹאן

tsôʼn

H6629

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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to the

אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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of the

מִדְבָּר

midbâr

H4057

a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

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and

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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to the

הַר

har

H2022

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

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of

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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עֶרֶב

ʻereb

H6153

dusk

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to

חֹרֵב

Chôrêb

H2722

Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains

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Key Terms in This Verse

backside H310

אַחַר ʼachar

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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Jethro H3503

יִתְרוֹ Yithrôw

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law

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Horeb H2722

חֹרֵב Chôrêb

Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains

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Midian H4080

מִדְיָן Midyân

Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants

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desert H4057

מִדְבָּר midbâr

a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)

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led H3212

יָלַךְ yâlak

to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)

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flock H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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flock H6629

צֹאן tsôʼn

a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)

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mountain H2022

הַר har

a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

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kept H8104

שָׁמַר shâmar

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:8 cross-reference

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

Exodus 17:6 cross-reference

Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elde...

Numbers 10:29 cross-reference

And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee go...

Malachi 4:4 cross-reference

Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments.

Judges 4:11 cross-reference

Now Heber the Kenite, which was of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh.

Deuteronomy 1:6 cross-reference

The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

Exodus 2:16 cross-reference

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Exodus 19:11 cross-reference

And be ready against the third day: for the third day the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai.

Exodus 19:3 cross-reference

And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;

Luke 2:8 cross-reference

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Deuteronomy 4:10 cross-reference

Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all...

Exodus 3:5 cross-reference

And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

Exodus 24:13 cross-reference

And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

Psalm 106:19 cross-reference

They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image.

Exodus 2:21 cross-reference

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Amos 1:1 cross-reference

The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before...

Exodus 4:27 cross-reference

And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

Exodus 2:18 cross-reference

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

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