Exodus 4:23 — King James Version← Study notes
“And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.”
Exodus 4:23 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 4:2314 words
וָאֹמַרwāʾōmarAnd say
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
שַׁלַּחšalaḥSend
אֶתʾet—
בְּנִיbənîSon
וְיַעַבְדֵנִיwəyaʿavədēnîAnd work
וַתְּמָאֵןwatəmāʾēnAnd refuse
לְשַׁלְּחוֹləšaləḥwōTo send
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
הֹרֵגhōrēgSmite
אֶתʾet—
בִּנְךָbinəḵāSon
בְּכֹרֶךָbəḵōreḵāFirst-born
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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