Exodus 4:31

“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.”

Exodus 4:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.

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had attendedפָקַדfakad

attend to

To attend to someone; God comes to help.

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to the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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.

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he had seenרָאָהraa

see

To see with one's eyes.

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their afflictionעָנְיָanya

affliction

Affliction, suffering, misery.

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they bowedיִּקְּדוּyikdu

bow down

Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.

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and worshipedיִּשְׁתַּחֲוּוּyishtachauu

worship

To bow before God in adoration.

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The context

30Aaron spoke all the words that YHWH had spoken to Moses, and he did the signs in the sight of the people.

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