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He went outוַיֵּצֵאthe next day,בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִיand look,וְהִנֵּהtwoשְׁנֵיHebrewעִבְרִיםmenאֲנָשִׁיםwere fighting.נִצִּיםAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the wicked one,לָרָשָׁע“Whyלָמָּהare you strikingתַכֶּהyour companion?”רֵעֶךָ
Exodus 2:13
Study it in the app“He went out the next day, and look, two Hebrew men were fighting. And he said to the wicked one, “Why are you striking your companion?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 2:13, word by word
- He went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- the next dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- the next dayשֵּׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears- twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- Hebrewעִבְרִיםivrim
Hebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivrim” appears- menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- were fightingנִצִּיםnitsim
fight
For two or more people to fight each other.
Where else “nitsim” appears- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to the wicked oneרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- are you strikingתַכֶּהtake
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “take” appears- your companionרֵעֶree
companion
A companion, a friend.
Where else “ree” appears
The context
12He looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one, he struck the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 · This verse (above)
14He said, “Who made you a man, a ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the thing is known.”