Exodus 8:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Let my people go, that they may serve me.”

Exodus 8:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 8:2017 words

וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do

יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD

כֵּןkēnSet upright

וַיָּבֹאwayāvōʾAnd go

עָרֹבʿārōvMosquito

כָּבֵדkāvēdHeavy

בֵּיתָהbêtāhA house

פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh

וּבֵיתûvêtAnd a house

עֲבָדָיוʿăvādāywServant

וּבְכָלûvəḵālAnd in whole

אֶרֶץʾereṣEarth

מִצְרַיִםmiṣərayimMitsrajim

תִּשָּׁחֵתtišāḥētDecay

הָאָרֶץhāʾāreṣThe earth

מִפְּנֵיmipənêFrom face

הֶעָרֹבheʿārōvThe mosquito

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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