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to whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
fathers Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. N-NMP H3962 πατέρες pateres
vvv No, not. Adv H3756 οὐκ ouk
obedient, Listening to, obedient, submissive. Adj-NMP H5255 ὑπήκοοι upēkooi
thrust away, To push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse. V-AIM-3P H683 ἀπώσαντο apōsanto
hearts Literal: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center. N-DFP H2588 καρδίαις kardiais
turned back To turn, to be converted, change, change my direction. V-AIP-3P H4762 ἐστράφησαν estraphēsan
Egypt, Egypt. N-AFS H125 Αἴγυπτον aigupton
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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Berean Bible to whom our fathers were not willing to be obedient, but thrust away, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
King James Bible to To whom our fathers were would not willing to be obedient, obey, but thrust away, him from them, and turned back in their hearts to turned back again into Egypt,
Hebrew Greek English to whom our "Our fathers were not willing unwilling to be obedient, obedient to him, but thrust away, repudiated him and turned back in their hearts turned back to Egypt,
New American Standard Bible 1995 to whom our "Our fathers were not willing unwilling to be obedient, obedient to him, but thrust away, repudiated him and turned back in their hearts turned back to Egypt,