Exodus 10:3

“So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of the Hebrews: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.”

Exodus 10:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 10:3, word by word

So 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).

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and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

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wentיָּבֹאyavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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and saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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of the Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim

Hebrew

Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.

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‘How longמָתַיmatay

when?

When? How long?

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will you refuseמֵאַנְתָּmeanta

refuse

Refuse, be unwilling.

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to humble yourselfעָנֹתanot

humble

To humble, or humble oneself; to fast.

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before meפָּנָpana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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Letשַׁלַּחshalach

let go

To set free, release.

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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that they may serve meיַעַבְדֻyaavdu

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

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The context

2and so that you may tell in the ears of your son and of the son of your son how I dealt harshly with the Egyptians, and my signs that I did among them, and you will know that I am YHWH.”

3 · This verse (above)

4For if you refuse to let my people go, look, tomorrow I am bringing locusts into your territory.

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