Exodus 6:11

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֹּ֣א דַבֵּ֔ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרָ֑יִם וִֽישַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

bōʾ dabbēr unto-parʿōh melek Miṣrāyim and-yəšallaḥ ʾet-bənê-Yiśrāʾēl from-ʾarṣô

Grammar Details

*bōʾ*: qal imperative, masculine singular - go, come
*dabbēr*: piel imperative, masculine singular - speak
unto-*parʿōh*: preposition + proper noun *ʾel-parʿōh* - to Pharaoh
*melek*: noun, masculine singular construct - king of
*Miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt
and-*yəšallaḥ*: conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular jussive - that he may send away
*ʾet-bənê-Yiśrāʾēl*: direct object marker + noun construct + proper noun - the children of Israel
from-*ʾarṣô*: preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix *mē-ʾarṣô* - from his land

Word Meanings

*bōʾ*: go, come, enter
*dabbēr*: speak, tell, command
*parʿōh*: Pharaoh
*melek*: king, ruler, sovereign
*Miṣrāyim*: Egypt, Egyptians
*yəšallaḥ*: he may send away, he may let go, he may release
*bənê-Yiśrāʾēl*: children of Israel, Israelites
*ʾarṣô*: his land, his country, his territory

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Referenced Verses

Exod 3:10 : 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
Exod 5:1 : 1 And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
Exod 5:23 : 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath dealt ill with this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
Exod 6:29 : 29 that Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying, I am Jehovah: speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I speak unto thee.
Exod 7:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, See, I have made thee as God to Pharaoh; and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

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