“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
HebrewMeaning
וָ/אֹמַ֣רwāʾōmar
and I saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֵלֶ֗י/ךָʾēleykā
to youpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
שַׁלַּ֤חšalaḥ
let goverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בְּנִ/י֙bəniy
son mynounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
וְ/יַֽעַבְדֵ֔/נִיwəyaʿabədēniy
so he may serve meconjH5647
be · be bondmen · bond-service · compel ···
וַ/תְּמָאֵ֖ןwatəmāʾēn
and you refusedconjH3985
utterly
לְ/שַׁלְּח֑/וֹləšaləḥwō
to let go himpronH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
הִנֵּה֙hinēh
here!particleH2009
lo · see
אָנֹכִ֣יʾānōkiy
IprepH595
me · which
הֹרֵ֔גhōrēg
am about to killverbH2026
out of hand · kill · murder · put to ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
בִּנְ/ךָ֖binəkā
son yournounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
בְּכֹרֶֽ/ךָbəkōrekā
firstborn yournounH1060
firstborn
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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