Exodus

Exodus 8:28–29

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.”

29“As soon as I leave you,” Moses said, “I will pray to the LORD, so that tomorrow the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh and his officials and his people. But Pharaoh must not act deceitfully again by refusing to let the people go and sacrifice to the LORD.”

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Exodus 8:28

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֗הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Iאָנֹכִ֞י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
will let you goאֲשַׁלַּ֤ח’ă·šal·laḥVerb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singularH7971 send
and sacrificeוּזְבַחְתֶּ֞םū·zə·ḇaḥ·temConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine pluralH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORDלַיהוָ֤הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH430 God
in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רbam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
butרַ֛קraqAdverbH7535 thin
you must notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
goלָלֶ֑כֶתlā·le·ḵeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH1980 go, come, walk
very farהַרְחֵ֥קhar·ḥêqVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7368 be, or become, far, distant
Now prayהַעְתִּ֖ירוּha‘·tî·rūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH6279 pray, supplicafe
for meבַּעֲדִֽי׃ba·‘ă·ḏîPreposition; first person common singularH1157 separation

Exodus 8:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As soon as Iאָנֹכִ֜י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
leave youיוֹצֵ֤אyō·w·ṣêVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3318 go or come out
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will prayוְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣יwə·ha‘·tar·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6279 pray, supplicafe
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
so that tomorrowמָחָ֑רmā·ḥārAdverbH4279 tomorrow, in time to come
the swarmsהֶעָרֹ֗בhe·‘ā·rōḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6157 swarm
will departוְסָ֣רwə·sārConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
from Pharaohמִפַּרְעֹ֛הmip·par·‘ōhPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
and his officialsמֵעֲבָדָ֥יוmê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
and his peopleוּמֵעַמּ֖וֹū·mê·‘am·mōwConjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5971 people
Butרַ֗קraqAdverbH7535 thin
Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
must notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
act deceitfullyהָתֵ֔לhā·ṯêlVerb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH2048 deceive, mock
againיֹסֵ֤ףyō·sêp̄Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH3254 add
by refusingלְבִלְתִּי֙lə·ḇil·tîPreposition-lH1115 not, except
to let the peopleהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
goשַׁלַּ֣חšal·laḥVerb - Piel - Infinitive constructH7971 send
and sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz·bō·aḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃Yah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

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Exodus 8:28 Exodus 8:8 · Exodus 9:28 · 1 Kings 13:6 · Acts 8:24

Exodus 8:29 Exodus 8:15 · Exodus 8:8 · Jeremiah 42:20–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.