Exodus

Exodus 5:1–3

1After that, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.’”

2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”

3“The God of the Hebrews has met with us,” they answered. “Please let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”

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Exodus 5:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After thatוְאַחַ֗רwə·’a·ḥarConjunctive waw; AdverbH310 behind
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןwə·’a·hă·rōnConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH175 Aaron
wentבָּ֚אוּbā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
This is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
saysאָמַ֤ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Let My peopleעַמִּ֔י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
goשַׁלַּח֙šal·laḥVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH7971 send
so that they may hold a feastוְיָחֹ֥גּוּwə·yā·ḥōg·gūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH2287 make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast
to Meלִ֖יlîPreposition; first person common singular
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃bam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth

Exodus 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whoמִ֤יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
is the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I should obeyאֶשְׁמַ֣ע’eš·ma‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
His voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbə·qō·lōwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
goלְשַׁלַּ֖חlə·šal·laḥPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructH7971 send
I do notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙yā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
andוְגַ֥םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
I will notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃’ă·šal·lê·aḥVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH7971 send

Exodus 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםhā·‘iḇ·rîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH5680 Hebrew
has metנִקְרָ֣אniq·rāVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7122 encounter, befall
with usעָלֵ֑ינוּ‘ā·lê·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH5921 height
they answeredוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Pleaseנָּ֡אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let us go onנֵ֣לֲכָהnê·lă·ḵāhVerb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
a three-dayשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתšə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רbam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
to sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙wə·niz·bə·ḥāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֣הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ’ĕ·lō·hê·nūNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common pluralH430 God
orפֶּ֨ן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
He may strike usיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyip̄·gā·‘ê·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common pluralH6293 meet, encounter, reach
with plaguesבַּדֶּ֖בֶרbad·de·ḇerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1698 pestilence
orא֥וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ḇe·ḥā·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword

Cross-references

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Exodus 5:1 Exodus 10:9 · Acts 4:29 · Jonah 3:3–4 · Ezekiel 2:6 · 1 Kings 21:20 · Matthew 10:28 · 1 Corinthians 5:8 · Exodus 3:18 · Psalm 119:46

Exodus 5:2 Exodus 3:19 · Job 21:15 · 2 Kings 18:35

Exodus 5:3 Exodus 3:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.