New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 5:1-3

1And afterwardוְאַחַ֗רve.'a.CharH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872and Aaronוְאַהֲרֹ֔ןve.'a.ha.RonH175cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘LetH7971My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971goשַׁלַּח֙sha.LachH7971that they may celebrateוְיָחֹ֥גּוּve.ya.Cho.guH2287a feastH2287to Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.’”

2But Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that I should obeyאֶשְׁמַ֣ע'esh.Ma'H8085His voiceבְּקֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963to letH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goלְשַׁלַּ֖חle.sha.LachH7971?I do not knowיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and besidesוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571,I will not letH7971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478goאֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ׃'a.sha.Le.achH7971.”

3Then they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680has metנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7122with us. Pleaseנָּ֡אna'H4994,let us goנֵ֣לֲכָהNe.la.khahH1980a threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֜יםya.MimH3117journeyדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057that we may sacrificeוְנִזְבְּחָה֙ve.niz.be.ChahH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,otherwiseפֶּ֨ן־Pen-H6435He will fallיִפְגָּעֵ֔נוּyif.ga.'E.nuH6293upon us with pestilenceבַּדֶּ֖בֶרba.De.verH1698orא֥וֹ'oH176with the swordבֶחָֽרֶב׃ve.Cha.revH2719.”

Read all of Exodus 5

Commentaries on Exodus 5