Exodus 5:23
{ "verseID": "Exodus.5.23", "source": "וּמֵאָ֞ז בָּ֤אתִי אֶל־פַּרְעֹה֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָ הֵרַ֖ע לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה וְהַצֵּ֥ל לֹא־הִצַּ֖לְתָּ אֶת־עַמֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "And *ûmēʾāz* (since) *bāʾtî* (I came) to *parʿōh* (Pharaoh) to *lĕdabbēr* (speak) in *bišmekā* (your name), he has *hēraʿ* (done evil) to *lāʿām* (the people) *hazzeh* (this), and *wĕhaṣṣēl* (delivering) not-*hiṣṣaltā* (you have delivered) *ʾet*-*ʿammekā* (your people).", "grammar": { "*ûmēʾāz*": "conjunction + preposition + adverb - and from then/since", "*bāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I came/entered", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*lĕdabbēr*": "piel infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to speak", "*bišmekā*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your name", "*hēraʿ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has done evil/harmed", "*lāʿām*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - to the people", "*hazzeh*": "demonstrative adjective - this", "*wĕhaṣṣēl*": "hiphil infinitive absolute with waw conjunction - and delivering", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hiṣṣaltā*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have delivered", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿammekā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people" }, "variants": { "*ûmēʾāz*": "since then/ever since/from the time", "*lĕdabbēr bišmekā*": "to speak in your name/to speak with your authority", "*hēraʿ*": "done evil to/harmed/mistreated", "*wĕhaṣṣēl lōʾ-hiṣṣaltā*": "you have certainly not delivered/emphatic construction noting complete lack of deliverance" } }