Then Pharaohוַ פַרְעֹהcalledיִּקְרָאtoאֶלMosesמֹשֶׁהand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Go,לְכוּserveעִבְדוּYHWH;אֶת יְהוָהonlyרַקlet your flocksצֹאנְכֶםand your herdsוּבְקַרְכֶםbe left behind;יֻצָּגevenגַּםyour little onesטַפְּכֶםmay goיֵלֵךְwith you.”עִמָּכֶם
Exodus 10:24
Study it in the app“Then Pharaoh called to Moses and said, “Go, serve YHWH; only let your flocks and your herds be left behind; even your little ones may go with you.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 10:24, word by word
- Then Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Goלְכוּlechu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechu” appears- serveעִבְדוּivdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “ivdu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- let your flocksצֹאנְtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- and your herdsבְקַרְvekar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vekar” appears- be left behindיֻצָּגyutsag
set, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “yutsag” appears- your little onesטַפְּtap
little ones
Little ones: the children of a family.
Where else “tap” appears
The context
23They did not see one another, and no one rose from his place for three days; but all the sons of Israel had light in their dwellings.
24 · This verse (above)
25But Moses said, “You must also put into our hands sacrifices and burnt offerings, that we may offer them to YHWH our Elohim.