The Meaning of Exodus 12:33 Explained

Exodus 12:33

KJV: And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We be all dead men.

YLT: And the Egyptians are urgent on the people, hasting to send them away out of the land, for they said, 'We are all dead;'

Darby: And the Egyptians urged the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men!

ASV: And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Exodus 12:33?

MEANING: What does Exodus 12:33 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Exodus 12:33 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Exodus 12:33?

What is the context of Exodus 12:33?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We [be] all dead [men].

What does Exodus 12:33 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 12:29-36 - The First-Born Of Egypt Slain

It was night, the time for peace, rest and silence. None anticipated evil, unless some few among the Egyptians had begun to believe in the veracity of Moses, that man of God. Suddenly, without warning, there was death everywhere. Death can enter the palace, elude the sentinels, pass locked doors, and smite the son of Pharaoh; while the lowly obscurity of the woman grinding corn and the captive in the dungeon, will not save them from his blow. There is no difference between us all in the fact of our sinnership, or the inevitableness of penalty, unless redeemed, as Israel was, by sacrifice.

Pharaoh's surrender was complete. Children? Yes! Flocks and herds? Yes! There was also a great popular uprising, and the people readily supplied the Israelites with whatever they asked-their wages for long unpaid servitude. They went forth as a triumphant host, "more than conquerors" through Him who loved them. [source]

Chapter Summary: Exodus 12

¹ The beginning of the year is changed
³ The Passover is instituted
¹¹ The import of the rite of the Passover
¹⁵ Unleavened bread
²⁹ The firstborn are slain
³¹ The Israelites are driven out of the land
³⁷ They come to Succoth
⁴¹ The time of their sojourning
⁴³ The ordinance of the Passover

What do the individual words in Exodus 12:33 mean?

And urged Egypt - the people in haste that they might send them out of the land for they said we all [shall be] dead

וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ עַל־ הָעָ֔ם לְמַהֵ֖ר לְשַׁלְּחָ֣ם מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ כֻּלָּ֥נוּ ! מֵתִֽים

וַתֶּחֱזַ֤ק	And urged
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: חָזַק Sense: to strengthen, prevail, harden, be strong, become strong, be courageous, be firm, grow firm, be resolute, be sore.
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	Egypt
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרִי Sense: Egyptian—an inhabitant or citizen of Egypt.
עַל־	-
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָעָ֔ם	the people
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people.
לְמַהֵ֖ר	in haste
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: מָהַר Sense: (Qal) to hasten.
לְשַׁלְּחָ֣ם	that they might send them
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
מִן־	out
Parse: Preposition Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
הָאָ֑רֶץ	of the land
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
אָמְר֖וּ	they said
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
כֻּלָּ֥נוּ	we all
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common plural Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
! מֵתִֽים	[shall be] dead
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.

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