Exodus 7:26

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh and tell him: 'This is what the Lord says: Let my people go so that they may worship me.'"

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי

Transliteration

And-wayyōʾmer YHWH unto-Mōšeh bōʾ unto-Parʿōh and-ʾāmartā unto-him thus ʾāmar YHWH šallaḥ ʾet-ʿammî and-yaʿaḇḏunî

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - the divine name
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *bōʾ*: qal imperative masculine singular - go/come
• *Parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
• *ʾāmartā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall say
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he says
• *šallaḥ*: piel imperative masculine singular - send away
• *ʿammî*: masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people
• *yaʿaḇḏunî*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun and 1st singular suffix - they may serve me

Word Meanings

• *bōʾ*: go/come/enter
• *šallaḥ*: send away/let go/release
• *yaʿaḇḏunî*: they may serve me/worship me/work for me