RememberזְכֹרAbraham,לְאַבְרָהָםIsaac,לְיִצְחָקand Israel,וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵלyour servants,עֲבָדֶיךָto whomאֲשֶׁר לָהֶםyou sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתָּby yourselfבָּךְand saidוַתְּדַבֵּרto them,אֲלֵהֶם‘I will multiplyאַרְבֶּהyour offspringאֶת זַרְעֲכֶםlike the starsכְּכוֹכְבֵיof the heavens,הַשָּׁמָיִםand allוְכָלthisהַזֹּאתlandהָאָרֶץthatאֲשֶׁרI have spoken ofאָמַרְתִּיI will giveאֶתֵּןto your offspring,לְזַרְעֲכֶםand they shall inherit itוְנָחֲלוּforever.’”לְעֹלָם
Exodus 32:13
Study it in the app“Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’””
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With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 32:13, word by word
- Rememberזְכֹרzechor
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zechor” appears- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak
Isaac
Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).
Where else “yitschak” appears- and 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- your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avade” appears- you sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתָּnishbata
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “nishbata” appears- and saidתְּדַבֵּרtedaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “tedaber” appears- ‘I will multiplyאַרְבֶּהarbe
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “arbe” appears- your offspringזַרְעֲzara
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appears- like the starsכוֹכְבֵיchochve
star
Star.
Where else “chochve” appears- of the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- I have spoken ofאָמַרְתִּיamarti
promise
To give one's word that something will be done.
Where else “amarti” appears- I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears- and they shall inherit itנָחֲלוּnachalu
inherit
To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.
Where else “nachalu” appears- forever.’עֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
12Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the ground’? Turn from the heat of your anger and relent concerning the evil planned against your people.
13 · This verse (above)
14And YHWH relented concerning the evil that he had said he would do to his people.