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Exodus 5:20

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

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וַֽיִּפְגְּעוּ֙vayifgevand comeפָּגַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and come”, the next action in the storyH6293to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunitycome (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מֹשֶׁ֣הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.וְאֶֽתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַהֲרֹ֔ןaharonAaronאַהֲרוֹןnoun, proper name — “Aaron”H175Aharon, the brother of MosesAaron.נִצָּבִ֖יםnitsavimappointedנָצַבverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “appointed”, a verb used as a describing wordH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.לִקְרָאתָ֑םliqratamto helpקִרְאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to help”, the to-form of the verbH7125an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)[idiom] against (he come), help, meet, seek, [idiom] to, [idiom] in the way.בְּצֵאתָ֖םbetsetamin bring forthיָצָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in bring forth”, the to-form of the verbH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מֵאֵ֥תmeetfrom amongאֵתpreposition, preposition — “from among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.פַּרְעֹֽהparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Young’s Literal Translation

And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,

World English Bible

They met Moses and Aaron, who stood along the way, as they came out from Pharaoh.

Darby Translation

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood there to meet them, as they came out from Pharaoh.

Douay-Rheims

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνήντησαν δὲ Μωυσῇ καὶ Ἀαρὼν ἐρχομένοις εἰς συνάντησιν αὐτοῖς, ἐκπορευομένων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ Φαραώ,