Exodus 5:22 — King James Version← Study notes
“And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?”
Exodus 5:22 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 5:2213 words
וַיָּשָׁבwayāšāvAnd turn
מֹשֶׁהmōšehMoses
אֶלʾelNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say
אֲדֹנָיʾădōnāyLord
לָמָהlāmāhTo what?
הֲרֵעֹתָהhărēʿōtāhSpoil
לָעָםlāʿāmTo people
הַזֶּהhazehThe this
לָמָּהlāmāhTo what?
זֶּהzehThis
שְׁלַחְתָּנִיšəlaḥətānîSend
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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