Exodus 5:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

Young's Literal Translation
And the people is scattered over 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.

Hebrew
So the people
הָעָ֖ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

scattered
וַיָּ֥פֶץ (way·yā·p̄eṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6327: To be dispersed or scattered

all over
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the land
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Egypt
מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

to gather
לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ (lə·qō·šêš)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble

stubble
קַ֖שׁ (qaš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7179: Stubble, chaff

for straw.
לַתֶּֽבֶן׃ (lat·te·ḇen)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8401: Material, refuse haum, stalks of grain

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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