Exodus
Exodus 5:1
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.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After that | וְאַחַ֗ר | wə·’a·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H310 behind |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹ֔ן | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| went | בָּ֚אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֑ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and said | וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Let My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| go | שַׁלַּח֙ | šal·laḥ | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| so that they may hold a feast | וְיָחֹ֥גּוּ | wə·yā·ḥōg·gū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2287 make pilgrimage, keep a pilgrim-feast |
| to Me | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
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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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.