Exodus

Exodus 8:25–28

²⁵Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God within this land.”

²⁶But Moses replied, “It would not be right to do that, because the sacrifices we offer to the LORD our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. If we offer sacrifices that are detestable before the Egyptians, will they not stone us? ²⁷We must make a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the LORD our God as He commands us.”

²⁸Pharaoh answered, “I will let you go and sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”

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Exodus 8:25

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֔ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
summoned	וַיִּקְרָ֣א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֖ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	וּֽלְאַהֲרֹ֑ן	ū·lə·’a·hă·rōn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
and said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go	לְכ֛וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
sacrifice	זִבְח֥וּ	ziḇ·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to your God	לֵֽאלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם	lê·lō·hê·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
within this land	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Exodus 8:26

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
It would not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be right	נָכוֹן֙	nā·ḵō·wn	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
to do	לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
that	כֵּ֔ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
because	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sacrifices we offer	נִזְבַּ֖ח	niz·baḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
would be detestable	תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת	tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8441 abomination
to the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
If	הֵ֣ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
we offer sacrifices	נִזְבַּ֞ח	niz·baḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
that are	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
detestable	תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת	tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8441 abomination
before	לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם	lə·‘ê·nê·hem	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֛יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
will they not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stone us	יִסְקְלֻֽנוּ׃	yis·qə·lu·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common plural	H5619 stone, put to death by stoning

Exodus 8:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We must make	נֵלֵ֖ךְ	nê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
a three-day	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	šə·lō·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
journey	דֶּ֚רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
into the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
and sacrifice	וְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙	wə·zā·ḇaḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
our God	אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He commands us	יֹאמַ֥ר	yō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Exodus 8:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֗ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
answered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹכִ֞י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
will let you go	אֲשַׁלַּ֤ח	’ă·šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7971 send
and sacrifice	וּזְבַחְתֶּ֞ם	ū·zə·ḇaḥ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
but	רַ֛ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
you must not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	לָלֶ֑כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
very far	הַרְחֵ֥ק	har·ḥêq	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
Now pray	הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ	ha‘·tî·rū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H6279 pray, supplicafe
for me	בַּעֲדִֽי׃	ba·‘ă·ḏî	Preposition; first person common singular	H1157 separation