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And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear. (KJV)
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Taand you will say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqq2ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 1
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 2
יְהוָ֞הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 3
אֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 4
הָעִבְרִים֙ha.'iv.Rimthe Hebrews
Lemma: עִבְרִי (iv.ri) · Strong's: H5680
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Hebrew
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:17, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 43:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5680; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 5
שְׁלָחַ֤נִיshe.la.Cha.nihe has sent me
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 6
אֵלֶ֙יךָ֙'e.Lei.khato you
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 7
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Morto say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 8
שַׁלַּח֙sha.Lachlet go
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to send: let go
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 10
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 11
וְיַֽעַבְדֻ֖נִיve.ya.'av.Du.niso they may serve me
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: to serve: minister
Used 157 times. Also: Exodus 3:12, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 8:1, Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:1, Exodus 9:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647H; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 12
בַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.Barin the wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 13
וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand here!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 14
לֹא\־lo'-not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 15
שָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.tayou have listened
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to hear: obey
Used 133 times. Also: Genesis 21:12, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:5, Genesis 27:8, Genesis 27:13, Genesis 27:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085H; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 16
עַד\־'ad-until
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 17
כֹּֽה\׃Kohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Exodus 7:16 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| The LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| of the Hebrews | → | עִבְרִי H5680 Hebrew |
| has sent me | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| to tell you | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Let My people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| go | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| so that they may worship Me | → | עָבַד H5647H to serve: minister |
| in the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| But | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| until | → | עַד H5704 till |
| now | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| you have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| listened | → | שָׁמַע H8085H to hear: obey |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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