Exodus 2:20
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And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”
In other translations
And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנֹתָיוbenotavdaughters hisH1323וְאַיּוֹve'aiyoand where [is]? heH335לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100זֶּהzehthisH2088עֲזַבְתֶּן'azavtenhave you leftH5800אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376קִרְאֶןkir'eninviteH7121לוֹlo<to> <the> himוְיֹאכַלveyokhalso he may eatH398לָחֶם׃lachemfoodH3899
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