Exodus

Exodus 5:2

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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Who	מִ֤י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I should obey	אֶשְׁמַ֣ע	’eš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H8085 hear
His voice	בְּקֹל֔וֹ	bə·qō·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
let Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
go	לְשַׁלַּ֖ח	lə·šal·laḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
I do not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and	וְגַ֥ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
go	אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃	’ă·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7971 send

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.