Exodus 3:18

Old Testament • 22 words with Strong's data

"And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they shall

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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to thy

קוֹל

qôwl

H6963

a voice or sound

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and thou shalt

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

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

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thou and the

זָקֵן

zâqên

H2205

old

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of

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl

H3478

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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unto the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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of

מִצְרַיִם

Mitsrayim

H4714

Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt

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and ye shall

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto him The

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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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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of the

עִבְרִי

ʻIbrîy

H5680

an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber

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hath

קָרָה

qârâh

H7136

to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)

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with us and now

שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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us

יָלַךְ

yâlak

H3212

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

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we

אָנָּא

ʼânnâʼ

H577

oh now!

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thee

שָׁלוֹשׁ

shâlôwsh

H7969

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

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יוֹם

yôwm

H3117

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso...

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דֶּרֶךְ

derek

H1870

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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into 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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that we may

זֶבַח

zebach

H2077

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

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to the

יְהֹוָה

Yᵉhôvâh

H3068

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

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our

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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Key Terms in This Verse

Hebrews H5680

עִבְרִי ʻIbrîy

an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber

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met H7136

קָרָה qârâh

to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)

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journey H1870

דֶּרֶךְ derek

a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

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beseech H577

אָנָּא ʼânnâʼ

oh now!

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hearken H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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elders H2205

זָקֵן zâqên

old

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sacrifice H2077

זֶבַח zebach

properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)

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wilderness 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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three H7969

שָׁלוֹשׁ shâlôwsh

three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice

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voice H6963

קוֹל qôwl

a voice or sound

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Cross References

Exodus 9:1 cross-reference

Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 7:16 cross-reference

And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.

Exodus 10:3 cross-reference

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 9:13 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.

Psalm 110:3 cross-reference

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

Numbers 17:4 cross-reference

And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

Joshua 1:17 cross-reference

According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee, as he was with Moses.

2 Chronicles 30:12 cross-reference

Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.

Exodus 19:1 cross-reference

In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai.

Genesis 17:1 cross-reference

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

Exodus 3:16 cross-reference

Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen...

Genesis 15:1 cross-reference

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Exodus 30:6 cross-reference

And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.

Genesis 48:3 cross-reference

And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

Exodus 4:24 cross-reference

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

Exodus 3:12 cross-reference

And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.

Genesis 12:1 cross-reference

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

Exodus 25:22 cross-reference

And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubims which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in...

Jeremiah 2:2 cross-reference

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that ...

Jeremiah 2:6 cross-reference

Neither said they, Where is the LORD that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shado...

Exodus 30:36 cross-reference

And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

Jeremiah 26:5 cross-reference

To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

Isaiah 64:5 cross-reference

Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.

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