And I have come downוָאֵרֵדto rescue themלְהַצִּילוֹfrom the handמִיַּדof Egyptמִצְרַיִםand to bring them upוּלְהַעֲלֹתוֹout ofמִןthatהַהִואlandהָאָרֶץtoאֶלa goodטוֹבָהand broadוּרְחָבָהland,אֶרֶץtoאֶלa landאֶרֶץflowingזָבַתwith milkחָלָבand honey,וּדְבָשׁtoאֶלthe placeמְקוֹםof the Canaanite,הַכְּנַעֲנִיthe Hittite,וְהַחִתִּיthe Amorite,וְהָאֱמֹרִיthe Perizzite,וְהַפְּרִזִּיthe Hivite,וְהַחִוִּיand the Jebusite.וְהַיְבוּסִי
Exodus 3:8
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With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “ered” appears- to rescue themהַצִּילhatsil
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsil” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egyptian
Egyptian.
Where else “mitsrayim” appears- and to bring them upהַעֲלֹתhaalot
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “haalot” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- a goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- and broadרְחָבָהrechava
broad, wide
Broad, wide, roomy. "Broad on both hands": spacious on every side.
Where else “rechava” appears- flowingזָבַתzavat
flow
For water to run; a land rich in milk and honey.
Where else “zavat” appears- with milkחָלָבchalav
milk
Milk.
Where else “chalav” appears- and honeyדְבָשׁdevash
honey
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appears- the placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- of the Canaaniteכְּנַעֲנִיkenaani
Canaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appears- the Hittiteחִתִּיchiti
Hittite
Hittite: a descendant of Heth, one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chiti” appears- the Amoriteאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- the Perizziteפְּרִזִּיperizi
Perizzite
Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.
Where else “perizi” appears- the Hiviteחִוִּיchivi
Hivite
Hivite: one of the peoples of Canaan.
Where else “chivi” appears- and the Jebusiteיְבוּסִיyevusi
Jebusite
Jebusite: a people of Canaan that lived in Jerusalem before David.
Where else “yevusi” appears
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.