Exodus 2:23

“During those many days the king of Egypt died. The sons of Israel groaned because of the bondage and cried out, and their cry for help went up to Elohim because of the bondage.”

Exodus 2:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 2:23, word by word

Duringיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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the kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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diedיָּמָתyamat

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

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The sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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.

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groanedיֵּאָנְחוּyeanchu

groan

Groan, sigh with pain.

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the bondageעֲבֹדָהavoda

bondage

Work imposed by another, or the hard burden of one who does it as a slave.

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and cried outיִּזְעָקוּyizaku

cry out

To shout for help, above all to YHWH.

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and their cry for helpשַׁוְעָתָshavata

cry for help

Cry for help.

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went upתַּעַלtaal

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

22She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land.”

23 · This verse (above)

24Elohim heard their groaning, and Elohim remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

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