And the peopleהָעָםbelieved;וַיַּאֲמֵןand when they heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhad attendedפָקַדto the sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand thatוְכִיhe had seenרָאָהtheir affliction,אֶת עָנְיָםthey bowedוַיִּקְּדוּand worshiped.וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ
Exodus 4:31
Study it in the app“And the people believed; and when they heard that YHWH had attended to the sons of Israel and that he had seen their affliction, they bowed and worshiped.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 4:31, word by word
- And the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- believedיַּאֲמֵןyaamen
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “yaamen” appears- and when they heardיִּשְׁמְעוּyishmu
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- had attendedפָקַדfakad
attend to
To attend to someone; God comes to help.
Where else “fakad” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- he had seenרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- their afflictionעָנְיָanya
affliction
Affliction, suffering, misery.
Where else “anya” appears- they bowedיִּקְּדוּyikdu
bow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “yikdu” appears- and worshipedיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּyishtachauu
worship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachauu” appears
The context
30Aaron spoke all the words that YHWH had spoken to Moses, and he did the signs in the sight of the people.
31 · This verse (above)