God & Savior

Exodus 33:16

For how then can it be known that Your people and I have found favor in Your sight, unless You go with us? How else will we be distinguished from all the other people on the face of the earth?”
Exodus 33:16
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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)

וּבַמֶּ֣ה׀ יִוָּדַ֣ע אֵפ֗וֹא כִּֽי־מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲנִ֣י וְעַמֶּ֔ךָ הֲל֖וֹא בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֣ עִמָּ֑נוּ וְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אֲנִ֣י וְעַמְּךָ֔ מִכָּ֨ל־הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פ

  1. וּבַמֶּ֣ה׀u.va.Meh“and <in> how?”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. יִוָּדַ֣עyi.va.Da'“will it be known”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  3. אֵפ֗וֹא'e.Fo'“then”
    Particle, interjection · from אֵפוֹ · “then” · Strong's H0645
  4. כִּֽי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  5. מָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.ti“I have found”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  6. חֵ֤ןchen“favor”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵן · “favor” · Strong's H2580
  7. בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.kha“in view your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  8. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  9. וְעַמֶּ֔ךָve.'a.Me.kha“and people your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  10. הֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'“¿ not”
    Particle, interrogative + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֣be.lekh.te.Kha“by going you”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  12. עִמָּ֑נוּ'i.Ma.nu“with us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from עִם · “with” · Strong's H5973A
  13. וְנִפְלֵ֙ינוּ֙ve.nif.Lei.nu“and we will be distinguished”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural · from פָּלָה · “be distinguished” · Strong's H6395
  14. אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  15. וְעַמְּךָ֔ve.'a.me.Kha“and people your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  16. מִכָּ֨ל־mi.kol“from every”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  17. הָעָ֔םha.'Am“<the> people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  18. אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  19. עַל־'al-“[is] on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  20. פְּנֵ֥יpe.Nei“[the] surface of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “surface” · Strong's H6440J
  21. הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ פha.'a.da.Mah“the ground”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֲדָמָה · “country; planet” · Strong's H0127I
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)