Exodus 7:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.”
Exodus 7:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 7:1618 words
וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהֵיʾĕlōhêGod
הָעִבְרִיםhāʿivərîmThe Eberite
שְׁלָחַנִיšəlāḥanîSend
אֵלֶיךָʾēleyḵāNear
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
שַׁלַּחšalaḥSend
אֶתʾet—
עַמִּיʿamîPeople
וְיַעַבְדֻנִיwəyaʿavədunîAnd work
בַּמִּדְבָּרbamidəbārIn pasture
וְהִנֵּהwəhinēhAnd lo!
לֹאlōʾNot
שָׁמַעְתָּšāmaʿətāHear
עַדʿadAs far
כֹּהkōhLike this
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