כִּ֚י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 כִּ֚י

   KI

   for
2. clause🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־הָעָ֗ם זָכ֞וֹר אֶת־הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצָאתֶ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֔ד הוֹצִ֧יא יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִזֶּ֑ה

   va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH

   Moses and said to the people remember the day this which you came out from Egypt from the house of slaves for LORD brought out you from this by strength of hand
3. sentence🔊 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶל־הָעָ֗ם זָכ֞וֹר אֶת־הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצָאתֶ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ מִבֵּ֣ית עֲבָדִ֔ים כִּ֚י בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֔ד הוֹצִ֧יא יְהֹוָ֛ה אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִזֶּ֑ה וְלֹ֥א יֵאָכֵ֖ל חָמֵֽץ׃

   va-YO-mer mo-SHEH el-ha-AM zah-KHOR et-ha-YOM ha-ZEH a-SHER ye-tsa-TEM mi-mits-ra-YIM mi-BEIT a-va-DEEM KI be-KHO-zek YAD ho-TSI Ye-ho-VAH et-KHEM mi-ZEH ve-LO ye-a-KHEL khah-METS

   Moses and said to the people remember the day this which you came out from Egypt from the house of slaves for LORD brought out you from this by strength of hand leavened bread and not shall be eaten

Exegesis

The conjunction kî {כִּ֚י | kî} introduces a causal clause centered on the Hiphil perfect hō-ṣîʾ {הוֹצִ֧יא | hō-ṣîʾ} ‘he brought out’, with bə-ḥō-zek yāḏ {בְּחֹ֣זֶק יָ֔ד | bə-ḥō-zek yāḏ} ‘with a strong hand’ emphasizing divine power.