Joshua 24:5

“And I sent Moses and Aaron, and I struck Egypt with what I did in its midst; and afterward I brought out you.”

Joshua 24:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Joshua 24:5, word by word

And I sentאֶשְׁלַחeshlach

send

To send someone or something.

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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).

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and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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and I struckאֶגֹּףegof

strike

To punish with a blow; YHWH does it with a plague or by letting a battle be lost.

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Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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I didעָשִׂיתִיasiti

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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in its midstקִרְבּkirb

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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I brought outהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

4And I gave to Isaac Jacob and Esau. And I gave to Esau Mount Seir to take possession of it, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.

5 · This verse (above)

6And I brought out your fathers from Egypt, and you came to the sea; and the Egyptians pursued your fathers with chariots and with horsemen to the Sea of Reeds.

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