He caused their chariot wheels to wobble, so that they had difficulty driving. “Let us flee from the Israelites,” said the Egyptians, “for the LORD is fighting for them against Egypt!”Exodus 14:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיָּ֗סַר אֵ֚ת אֹפַ֣ן מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יו וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּ בִּכְבֵדֻ֑ת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מִצְרַ֗יִם אָנ֙וּסָה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נִלְחָ֥ם לָהֶ֖ם בְּמִצְרָֽיִם פ
- וַיָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sar“and he turned aside”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “turn aside” · Strong's H5493I
- אֵ֚ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- אֹפַ֣ן'o.Fan“[the] wheel[s] of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אוֹפָן · “wheel” · Strong's H0212
- מַרְכְּבֹתָ֔יוmar.ke.vo.Tav“chariots its”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מֶרְכָּבָה · “chariot” · Strong's H4818
- וַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֖הוּvay.na.ha.Ge.hu“and he caused to drive it”Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָהַג · “to lead” · Strong's H5090A
- בִּכְבֵדֻ֑תbikh.ve.Dut“with difficulty”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from כְּבֵדֻת · “heaviness” · Strong's H3517
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and it said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- אָנ֙וּסָה֙'a.Nu.sah“let me flee”Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
- מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.Nei“from before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- נִלְחָ֥םnil.Cham“[is] fighting”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
- לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for them”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
- בְּמִצְרָֽיִם פbe.mitz.Ra.yim“against Egypt”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info