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Exodus 14:16

And as for you, lift up your staff and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
Exodus 14:16
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַתָּ֞ה הָרֵ֣ם אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ֗ וּנְטֵ֧ה אֶת־יָדְךָ֛ עַל־הַיָּ֖ם וּבְקָעֵ֑הוּ וְיָבֹ֧אוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּ֖ם בַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃

  1. וְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  2. הָרֵ֣םha.Rem“raise”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רוּם · “to exalt” · Strong's H7311A
  3. אֶֽת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. מַטְּךָ֗ma.te.Kha“staff your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מַטֶּה · “rod” · Strong's H4294G
  5. וּנְטֵ֧הu.ne.Teh“and stretch out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. יָדְךָ֛ya.de.Kha“hand your”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  8. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. הַיָּ֖םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  10. וּבְקָעֵ֑הוּu.ve.ka.'E.hu“and divide it”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בָּקַע · “to break up|open” · Strong's H1234
  11. וְיָבֹ֧אוּve.ya.Vo.'u“so they may go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  12. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  13. יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  14. בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in [the] middle of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  15. הַיָּ֖םhai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  16. בַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃bai.ya.ba.Shah“on the dry ground”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from יַבָּשָׁה · “dry land” · Strong's H3004
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)