King James Version

Exodus 5:12

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

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וַיָּ֥פֶץvayafetsand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and disperse”, the next action in the storyH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.הָעָ֖םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֶ֣רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “earth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.מִצְרָ֑יִםmitsrayimEgyptמִצְרַיִםnoun, proper name — “Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁleqosheshto gatherקָשַׁשׁpreposition, verb, poel, infinitive construct — “to gather”, the to-form of the verbH7197to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemblegather (selves) (together).קַ֖שׁqashstubbleקַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “stubble”, the ordinary formH7179straw (as dry)stubble.לַתֶּֽבֶןlatevento chaffתֶּבֶןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to chaff”, the ordinary formH8401properly, material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder)chaff, straw, stubble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

World English Bible

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Darby Translation

And the people were scattered abroad throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Douay-Rheims

And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ διεσπάρη ὁ λαὸς ἐν ὅλῃ γῇ Αἰγύπτῳ συναγαγεῖν καλάμην εἰς ἄχυρα.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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