And we cried outוַנִּצְעַקtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof our fathers,אֲבֹתֵינוּand YHWHוַ יְהוָהheardיִּשְׁמַעour voiceקֹלֵנוּand sawוַיַּרְאour afflictionעָנְיֵנוּand our toilוְ עֲמָלֵנוּand our oppression.וְ לַחֲצֵנוּ
Deuteronomy 26:7
Study it in the app“And we cried out to YHWH, the Elohim of our fathers, and YHWH heard our voice and saw our affliction and our toil and our oppression.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 26:7, word by word
- And we cried outנִּצְעַקnitsak
cry out
To shout for help or justice.
Where else “nitsak” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of our fathersאֲבֹתֵיavote
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears- heardיִּשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- our voiceקֹלֵkole
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kole” appears- and sawיַּרְאyar
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “yar” appears- our afflictionעָנְיֵanye
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “anye” appears- and our toilעֲמָלֵamale
toil
Exhausting effort and what it earns.
Where else “amale” appears- and our oppressionלַחֲצֵlachatse
oppression
Oppression, harsh treatment.
Where else “lachatse” appears
The context
6And the Egyptians treated us badly and afflicted us and laid on us hard bondage.
7 · This verse (above)
8And YHWH brought us out of Egypt with a strong hand and with an outstretched arm and with great terror and with signs and with wonders.