Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.” Young's Literal Translation And they say, ‘The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.’ King James Bible And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. Hebrew “The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the Hebrews הָעִבְרִ֖ים (hā·‘iḇ·rîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite has met נִקְרָ֣א (niq·rā) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7122: To encounter, befall with us,” עָלֵ֑ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against they answered. וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Please נָּ֡א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' let us go on נֵ֣לֲכָה (nê·lă·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk a three-day שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice journey דֶּרֶךְ֩ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action into the wilderness בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech to sacrifice וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ (wə·niz·bə·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Strong's 2076: To slaughter for sacrifice to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel our God, אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative or פֶּ֨ן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest He may strike יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ (yip̄·gā·‘ê·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity us with plagues בַּדֶּ֖בֶר (bad·de·ḇer) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1698: A pestilence or א֥וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if with the sword.” בֶחָֽרֶב׃ (ḇe·ḥā·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword |
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