| 5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 17:5:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomer{And He} said Exodus 17:5:2 ⧉יְהוָ֜הyahwehLORD Exodus 17:5:3 ⧉אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗הelmosheto Moses Exodus 17:5:4 ⧉עֲבֹר֙avorpass on Exodus 17:5:5 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifneibefore Exodus 17:5:6 ⧉הָעָ֔םhaamthe people Exodus 17:5:7 ⧉וְקַ֥חvekakhtake Exodus 17:5:8 ⧉אִתְּךָ֖ittekhawith you Exodus 17:5:9 ⧉מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmizzikneifrom the elders of Exodus 17:5:10 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael Exodus 17:5:11 ⧉וּמַטְּךָ֗umattekhaand your staff Exodus 17:5:12 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich Exodus 17:5:13 ⧉הִכִּ֤יתָhikitayou struck Exodus 17:5:14 ⧉בּוֹ֙bowith it Exodus 17:5:15 ⧉אֶת־הַיְאֹ֔רethayeorthe Nile Exodus 17:5:16 ⧉קַ֥חkakhtake Exodus 17:5:17 ⧉בְּיָדְךָ֖beyadkhain your hand Exodus 17:5:18 ⧉וְהָלָֽכְתָּ׃vehalakhtago |
| 5. Formal Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Commander} said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand your staff—the one with which you struck the Nile—and go.” |
| 5. Dynamic Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Faithful Provider} instructed Moses, “Walk in front of the people and bring along some of Israel’s elders. Take the staff you used to strike the Nile River, hold it in your hand, and go on.” |