KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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“Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “Saying,” | לֵאמֹ֗ר | To say (used with great latitude) | Saying |
| “No;” | לֹ֚א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | No |
| “but” | כִּ֣י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | but |
| “we will go” | נָב֔וֹא | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | go |
| “into the land” | אֶ֤רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Egypt,” | מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt | Egypt |
| “where” | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | where |
| “we shall see” | נִרְאֶה֙ | To see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) | see |
| “no” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | no |
| “war,” | מִלְחָמָ֔ה | A battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare) | war |
| “nor” | לֹ֣א | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | nor |
| “hear” | נִשְׁמָ֑ע | To hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) | hear |
| “the sound” | וְק֥וֹל | A voice or sound | sound |
| “of the trumpet,” | שׁוֹפָ֖ר | A cornet (as giving a clear sound) or curved horn | trumpet |
| “nor” | לֹֽא | Not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | nor |
| “have hunger” | נִרְעָ֖ב | To hunger | hunger |
| “of bread;” | וְלַלֶּ֥חֶם | Food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) | bread |
| “and there” | וְשָׁ֥ם | There (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence | and there |
| “will we dwell:” | נֵשֵֽׁב׃ | Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry | dwell |
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12 And I will shew mercies unto you, that he may have mercy upon you, and cause you to return to your own land.
13 But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God,
14 Saying, No; but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we shall see no war, nor hear the sound of the trumpet, nor have hunger of bread; and there will we dwell:
15 And now therefore hear the word of the Lord, ye remnant of Judah; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; If ye wholly set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
16 Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
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