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exodus_12:49

Exodus 12:49

Hebrew
תּוֹרָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת יִהְיֶ֖הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
לָֽאֶזְרָ֑ח וְלַגֵּ֖ר הַגָּ֥ר בְּתוֹכְכֶֽם
ESV
There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you.“
NIV
The same law applies to the native-born and to the alien living among you.“
NLT
This instruction applies to everyone, whether a native-born Israelite or a foreigner living among you.“
LXX
νόμος εἷς ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐγχωρίῳ καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
προσελθόντι προσηλύτῳ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
ὑμῖν
KJV
One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

Exodus 12:48 ← Exodus 12:49 → Exodus 12:50

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