Exodus 3:8

“And I have come down to rescue them from the hand of Egypt and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.”

Exodus 3:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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God sees his people's affliction in Egypt, hears their cry and comes down to free themJustice and mercy

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Exodus 3:8, word by word

And I have come downאֵרֵדered

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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to rescue themהַצִּילhatsil

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egyptian

Egyptian.

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and to bring them upהַעֲלֹתhaalot

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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a goodטוֹבָהtova

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

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and broadרְחָבָהrechava

broad, wide

Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.

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flowingזָבַתzavat

flow

For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.

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with milkחָלָבchalav

milk

Milk.

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and honeyדְבָשׁdevash

honey

Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.

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the placeמְקוֹםmekom

place

A place, a spot.

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of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani

Canaanite

Someone from Canaan, before Israel.

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the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti

Hittite

Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.

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the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori

Amorite

Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.

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the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi

Perizzite

Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.

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the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi

Hivite

Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.

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and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi

Jebusite

Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.

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The context

7YHWH said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters; for I know their sufferings.

8 · This verse (above)

9And now, look, the cry of the sons of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them.

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