Exodus 5:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 5:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הָעִבְרִ֖ים
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
נִקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
עָלֵ֑ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
נֵ֣לֲכָה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
נָּ֡א
nâʼ
H4994
please
דֶּרֶךְ֩
derek
H1870
way
שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
יָמִ֜ים
yôwm
H3117
day
בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וְנִזְבְּחָה֙
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
לַֽיהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פֶּ֨ן
pên
H6435
lest
יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בַּדֶּ֖בֶר
deber
H1698
pestilence
א֥וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
בֶחָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please, let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, and let us sacrifice to Yahweh our God, lest he come upon us with the plague or with the sword.”
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