Exodus 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַיָּמִ֨ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הָֽרַבִּ֜ים
rab
H7227
many
הָהֵ֗ם
hêm
H1992
they
וַיָּ֨מָת֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּ
ʼânach
H584
to groan
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּ
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
וַתַּ֧עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
שַׁוְעָתָ֛ם
shavʻâh
H7775
cry for help
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעֲבֹדָֽה
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened in these many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel groaned from the slavery. And they cried out, and their plea ascended to God from their slavery.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).