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Exodus 5:20

“And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פָּגַעpâgaʻ · paw-gah'
H6293 · Hebrew

Definition: to impinge, by accident or violence, or (figuratively) by importunity
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: come (betwixt), cause to entreat, fall (upon), make intercession, intercessor, intreat, lay, light (upon), meet (together), pray, reach, run.
Grammar: וַֽ — conjunction
יִּפְגְּעוּ֙ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqw3mp
Usage: Occurs 46 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 23:8 Genesis 28:11 Genesis 32:2 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 23:4

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פָּגַע here.

Verse 19 Verse 21

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.