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Exodus 4:22 — King James Version← Study notes

And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:


Exodus 4:22Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 4:229 words
וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
כֹּהkōhLike this
אָמַרʾāmarSay
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
בְּנִיbənîSon
בְכֹרִיvəḵōrîFirst-born
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
אֶלʾelNear
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
כֹּהkōhLike this
אָמַרʾāmarSay
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
בְּנִיbənîSon
בְכֹרִיvəḵōrîFirst-born
יִשְׂרָאֵלyiśərāʾēlHe will rule as God

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