Exodus
Exodus 4:22–23
22Then tell Pharaoh that this is what the LORD says: ‘Israel is My firstborn son, 23and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’”
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Exodus 4:22
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֑ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| this is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| is My firstborn | בְכֹרִ֖י | ḇə·ḵō·rî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1060 first-born |
| son | בְּנִ֥י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
Exodus 4:23
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and I told you | וָאֹמַ֣ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to let My son | בְּנִי֙ | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| go | שַׁלַּ֤ח | šal·laḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| so that he may worship Me | וְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִי | wə·ya·‘aḇ·ḏê·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5647 work, serve |
| But | וַתְּמָאֵ֖ן | wat·tə·mā·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3985 refuse |
| to let him go | לְשַׁלְּח֑וֹ | lə·šal·lə·ḥōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| behold | הִנֵּה֙ | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I | אָנֹכִ֣י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will kill | הֹרֵ֔ג | hō·rêḡ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| your firstborn | בְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃ | bə·ḵō·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| son | בִּנְךָ֖ | bin·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Exodus 4:22 Hosea 11:1 · Romans 9:4 · Hebrews 12:23 · Jeremiah 31:9 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 14:1 · Isaiah 63:16 · Isaiah 64:8 · James 1:18 · 2 Corinthians 6:18
Exodus 4:23 Exodus 12:29 · Exodus 11:5 · Psalm 135:8 · Psalm 105:36 · Psalm 78:51 · Exodus 5:1 · Exodus 7:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.