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Exodus 5:1-5
1After thatוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Let My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853,so that they may hold a feastוְיָחֹ֥גּוּve.ya.Cho.guH2287to Mein the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’”
2But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I should obeyאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085His voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963andlet Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853?I do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,andוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808let Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971.”
3“The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680has metנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7122with usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,”they answeredוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559. “Pleaseנָּ֡אna'H4994let us go onנֵ֣לֲכָהNe.la.khahH1980a three-dayשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת יָמִ֜יםshe.Lo.shet ya.MimH7969H3117journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057to sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,orפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435He may strike usיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293with plaguesבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698orא֥וֹ'oH176with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.”
4But the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.HemH413, “Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175,whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100do you drawתַּפְרִ֥יעוּtaf.Ri.'uH6544the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853away from their workמִמַּֽעֲשָׂ֑יוmi.ma.'a.SavH4639?Get backלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980to your laborלְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃le.siv.lo.tei.KhemH5450!”
5Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547also saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Lookהֵן־hen-H2005,the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776are now numerousרַבִּ֥ים עַתָּ֖הra.Bim 'a.TahH7227H6258,and you would be stoppingוְהִשְׁבַּתֶּ֥םve.hish.ba.TemH7673themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853from their laborמִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃mi.siv.lo.TamH5450.”
Commentaries on Exodus 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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