Exodus

Exodus 10:8–11

⁸So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh. “Go, worship the LORD your God,” he said. “But who exactly will be going?”

⁹“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”

¹⁰Then Pharaoh told them, “May the LORD be with you if I ever let you go with your little ones. Clearly you are bent on evil. ¹¹No, only the men may go and worship the LORD, since that is what you have been requesting.” And Moses and Aaron were driven from Pharaoh’s presence.

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Exodus 10:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֙	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
were brought back	וַיּוּשַׁ֞ב	way·yū·šaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
Go	לְכ֥וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
worship	עִבְד֖וּ	‘iḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
But who exactly	מִ֥י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will be going	הַהֹלְכִֽים׃	ha·hō·lə·ḵîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk

Exodus 10:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We will go	נֵלֵ֑ךְ	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with our young	בִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּ	bin·‘ā·rê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
and old	וּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּ	ū·ḇiz·qê·nê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H2205 old
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
We will go	נֵלֵ֔ךְ	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
with our sons	בְּבָנֵ֨ינוּ	bə·ḇā·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבִבְנוֹתֵ֜נוּ	ū·ḇiḇ·nō·w·ṯê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural	H1323 daughter
and with our flocks	בְּצֹאנֵ֤נוּ	bə·ṣō·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
and herds	וּבִבְקָרֵ֙נוּ֙	ū·ḇiḇ·qā·rê·nū	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a feast	חַג־	ḥaḡ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2282 festival-gathering, feast, pilgrim-feast
to the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Exodus 10:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
told them	אֲלֵהֶ֗ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
May the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
be	יְהִ֨י	yə·hî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
with you	עִמָּכֶ֔ם	‘im·mā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5973 with
if I ever	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
let you go	אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח	’ă·šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
with your little ones	טַפְּכֶ֑ם	ṭap·pə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H2945 children
Clearly	רְא֕וּ	rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
you are bent	נֶ֥גֶד	ne·ḡeḏ	Preposition	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
on evil	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Exodus 10:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
No	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
only the men	הַגְּבָרִים֙	hag·gə·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1397 man
may go	לְכֽוּ־	lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and worship	וְעִבְד֣וּ	wə·‘iḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
since	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
that is what you	אַתֶּ֣ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
have been requesting	מְבַקְשִׁ֑ים	mə·ḇaq·šîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H1245 seek
And	וַיְגָ֣רֶשׁ	way·ḡā·reš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1644 drive out, cast out
from	מֵאֵ֖ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
Pharaoh’s	פַרְעֹֽה׃פ	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
presence	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before