Exodus
Exodus 10:7
7Pharaoh’s officials asked him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the LORD their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharaoh’s | פַרְעֹ֜ה | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| officials | עַבְדֵ֨י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| asked him | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will this | זֶ֥ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| man be | יִהְיֶ֨ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a snare | לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ | lə·mō·w·qêš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4170 a bait or lure |
| to us | לָ֙נוּ֙ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| Let the people | הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| go | שַׁלַּח֙ | šal·laḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| so that they may worship | וְיַֽעַבְד֖וּ | wə·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| Do you not yet realize | תֵּדַ֔ע | tê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| lies in ruins | אָבְדָ֖ה | ’ā·ḇə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6 perish |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 18:21 · Exodus 23:33 · Joshua 23:13 · Ecclesiastes 7:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.