KJV: And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
YLT: And Moses saith unto God, 'Lo, I am coming unto the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they have said to me, What is His name? what do I say unto them?'
Darby: And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
ASV: And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say unto them?
| וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | And said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| מֹשֶׁ֜ה | Moses |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus. |
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| הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים | God |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural). |
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| הִנֵּ֨ה | Suppose |
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Parse: Interjection Root: הִנֵּה Sense: behold, lo, see, if. |
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| בָא֮ | come |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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| בְּנֵ֣י | the sons |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י | and shall say |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| לָהֶ֔ם | to them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural |
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| אֱלֹהֵ֥י | the God |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural). |
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| אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | of your fathers |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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| שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | has sent me |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out. |
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| אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | to you |
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Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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| וְאָֽמְרוּ־ | And they say |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| לִ֣י | to me |
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Parse: Preposition, first person common singular |
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| מַה־ | what [is] |
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Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| ؟ שְּׁמ֔וֹ | His name |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name. |
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| אֹמַ֖ר | shall I say |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| ؟ אֲלֵהֶֽם | to them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion). |
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