Exodus 4:19
Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
מִדְיָן
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
מִצְרַיִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
בָּקַשׁ
bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
Key Terms in This Verse
מִדְיָן Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
Study H4080 →בָּקַשׁ bâqash
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
Study H1245 →שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →Cross References
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child’s life.
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage...
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