Exodus

Exodus 4:23

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.