Exodus 5:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So the peopleהָעָ֖ם
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
scatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץ
(vai·ya·fetz)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
through allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the landאֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִם
(mitz·ra·yim;)
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
to gatherלְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ
(le·ko·shesh)
7197a: to gather stubbledenominative verb from qash
stubbleקַ֖שׁ
(kash)
7179: stubble, chafffrom an unused word
for straw.לַתֶּֽבֶן׃
(lat·te·ven.)
8401: strawof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
So the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
were scattered abroad
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
throughout all the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Egypt
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
to gather
qashash  (kaw-shash')
to become sapless through drought; to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble -- gather (selves) (together).
stubble
qash  (kash)
straw (as dry) -- stubble.
instead of straw
teben  (teh'-ben)
material, i.e. (specifically) refuse haum or stalks of grain (as chopped in threshing and used for fodder) -- chaff, straw, stubble.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So the people scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

International Standard Version
So the people scattered throughout the entire land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.

NET Bible
So the people spread out through all the land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

King James 2000 Bible
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
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