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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהwill sayוְאָמַרof the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל‘Theyהֵםare wandering aimlesslyנְבֻכִיםin the land;בָּאָרֶץthe wildernessהַמִּדְבָּרhas closed inסָגַרon them.’עֲלֵיהֶם
Exodus 14:3
Study it in the app“Pharaoh will say of the sons of Israel, ‘They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has closed in on them.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 14:3, word by word
- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- will sayאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- of the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- are wandering aimlesslyנְבֻכִיםnevuchim
wander in confusion
Wander lost, not knowing which way to go.
Where else “nevuchim” appears- in the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- has closed inסָגַרsagar
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “sagar” appears
The context
2“Speak to the sons of Israel, that they turn back and camp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, before Baal-zephon; opposite it you shall camp, by the sea.
3 · This verse (above)
4I will make Pharaoh’s heart obstinate, and he will pursue them, and I will gain glory over Pharaoh and over all his army; and the Egyptians will know that I am YHWH.” And they did so.