“And they said,” | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
“The God” | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
“of the Hebrews” | הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים | An Eberite (i.e., Hebrew) or descendant of Eber | Hebrews |
“hath met” | נִקְרָ֣א | To encounter, whether accidentally or in a hostile manner | met |
“with” | עָלֵ֑ינוּ | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | with |
“us: let us go,” | נֵ֣לֲכָה | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | let go |
“we pray thee,” | נָּ֡א | 'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | pray |
“three” | שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | three |
“days'” | יָמִ֜ים | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | days |
“journey” | דֶּרֶךְ֩ | A road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb | journey |
“into the desert,” | בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר | A pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); also speech (including its organs) | desert |
“and sacrifice” | וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ | To slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) | sacrifice |
“unto the Lord” | לַֽיהוָ֣ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
“our God;” | אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
“lest” | פֶּ֨ן | Properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest | lest |
“he fall upon” | יִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּ | To impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity | fall upon |
“us with pestilence,” | בַּדֶּ֖בֶר | A pestilence | pestilence |
“or” | א֥וֹ | Desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | or |
“with the sword.” | בֶחָֽרֶב׃ | Drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement | sword |