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And Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהhurriedיְמַהֵרto bowוַיִּקֹּדto the groundאַרְצָהand worshiped.וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ
Exodus 34:8
Study it in the app“And Moses hurried to bow to the ground and worshiped.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 34:8, word by word
- And Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- hurriedיְמַהֵרyemaher
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “yemaher” appears- to bowיִּקֹּדyikod
bow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “yikod” appears- to the groundאַרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears- and worshipedיִּשְׁתָּחוּyishtachu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachu” appears
The context
7keeping loyal love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means leave the guilty unpunished, calling to account the iniquity of fathers on sons and on sons’ sons, to the third and to the fourth generation.”
8 · This verse (above)
9And he said, “If, please, I have found favor in your eyes, Adonai, let Adonai go, please, in our midst; although it is a stubborn people, forgive our iniquity and our sin, and take us as your inheritance.”