Exodus

Exodus 8:29

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as I	אָנֹכִ֜י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
leave you	יוֹצֵ֤א	yō·w·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֗ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will pray	וְהַעְתַּרְתִּ֣י	wə·ha‘·tar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6279 pray, supplicafe
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
so that tomorrow	מָחָ֑ר	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
the swarms	הֶעָרֹ֗ב	he·‘ā·rōḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6157 swarm
will depart	וְסָ֣ר	wə·sār	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from Pharaoh	מִפַּרְעֹ֛ה	mip·par·‘ōh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
and his officials	מֵעֲבָדָ֥יו	mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and his people	וּמֵעַמּ֖וֹ	ū·mê·‘am·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
But	רַ֗ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹה֙	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
must not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
act deceitfully	הָתֵ֔ל	hā·ṯêl	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H2048 deceive, mock
again	יֹסֵ֤ף	yō·sêp̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
by refusing	לְבִלְתִּי֙	lə·ḇil·tî	Preposition-l	H1115 not, except
to let the people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
go	שַׁלַּ֣ח	šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7971 send
and sacrifice	לִזְבֹּ֖חַ	liz·bō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.