Exodus 3:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"So I have come downוָאֵרֵ֞ד
(va·'e·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to deliverלְהַצִּילֹ֣ו
(le·ha·tzi·lov)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
them from the powerמִיַּ֣ד
(mi·yad)
3027: handa prim. root
of the Egyptians, 
 
4714: a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africaof uncertain derivation
and to bringוּֽלְהַעֲלֹתֹו֮
(u·le·ha·'a·lo·tov)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
them up from that landהָאָ֣רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
to a goodטֹובָה֙
(to·v·vah)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
and spaciousוּרְחָבָ֔ה
(u·re·cha·vah,)
7342: wide, broadfrom rachab
land,אֶ֤רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
to a landאֶ֛רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
flowingזָבַ֥ת
(za·vat)
2100: to flow, gusha prim. root
with milkחָלָ֖ב
(cha·lav)
2461: milkof uncertain derivation
and honey,וּדְבָ֑שׁ
(u·de·vash;)
1706: honeyfrom an unused word
to the placeמְקֹ֤ום
(me·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙
(hak·ke·na·'a·ni)
3669a: inhab. of Canaanfrom Kenaan
and the Hittiteוְהַ֣חִתִּ֔י
(ve·ha·chit·ti,)
2850: desc. of Hethfrom Cheth
and the Amoriteוְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙
(ve·ha·'e·mo·ri)
567: perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribefrom amar
and the Perizziteוְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י
(ve·hap·pe·riz·zi,)
6522: a people in the land of Canaanperhaps from the same as perazah
and the Hiviteוְהַחִוִּ֖י
(ve·ha·chiv·vi)
2340: probably "villagers," a Canaanite tribeprobably from the same as chavvah
and the Jebusite.וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃
(ve·hay·vu·si.)
2983: inhab. of Jebusfrom Yebus


















KJV Lexicon
And I am come down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
them out of the hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
of the Egyptians
Mitsrayim  (mits-rah'-yim)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt -- Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
and to bring
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
them up out of that land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
unto a good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and a large
rachab  (raw-khawb')
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively -- broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
unto a land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
flowing
zuwb  (zoob)
to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflow -- flow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.
with milk
chalab  (khaw-lawb')
milk (as the richness of kine) -- + cheese, milk, sucking.
and honey
dbash  (deb-ash')
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey(-comb).
unto the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
of the Canaanites
Kna`aniy  (ken-ah-an-ee')
a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans) -- Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
and the Hittites
Chittiy  (khit-tee')
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth -- Hittite, Hittities.
and the Amorites
'Emoriy  (em-o-ree')
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Amorite.
and the Perizzites
Prizziy  (per-iz-zee')
inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Perizzite.
and the Hivites
Chivviy  (khiv-vee')
a villager; a Chivvite, one of the aboriginal tribes of Palestine -- Hivite.
and the Jebusites
Yebuwciy  (yeb-oo-see')
a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus -- Jebusite(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"So I have come down to deliver them from the power of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a good and spacious land, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Amorite and the Perizzite and the Hivite and the Jebusite.

King James Bible
And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I have come down to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey--the territory of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

International Standard Version
so I have come down to deliver them from their domination by the Egyptians and to bring them out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the territory of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

NET Bible
I have come down to deliver them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up from that land to a land that is both good and spacious, to a land flowing with milk and honey, to the region of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I have come to rescue them from the power of the Egyptians and to bring them from that land to a good land with plenty of room [for everyone]. It is a land flowing with milk and honey where the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites live.

King James 2000 Bible
And I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good and large land, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
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