God & Savior

Exodus 33:17

So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.”
Exodus 33:17
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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)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה גַּ֣ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֛ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתָּ אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה כִּֽי־מָצָ֤אתָ חֵן֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י וָאֵדָעֲךָ֖ בְּשֵֽׁם׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.Sheh“Moses”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מֹשֶׁה · “Moses” · Strong's H4872
  5. גַּ֣םgam“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Var“the thing”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  8. הַזֶּ֛הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  9. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. דִּבַּ֖רְתָּdi.Bar.ta“you have spoken”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  11. אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֑ה'e.'e.Seh“I will do”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  12. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. מָצָ֤אתָma.Tza.ta“you have found”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  14. חֵן֙chen“favor”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵן · “favor” · Strong's H2580
  15. בְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.Nai“in view my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  16. וָאֵדָעֲךָ֖va.'e.da.'a.Kha“and I have known you”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  17. בְּשֵֽׁם׃be.Shem“by name”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)