Exodus 10:7

“Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve YHWH their Elohim. Do you not yet know that Egypt is ruined?””

Exodus 10:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 10:7, word by word

Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹהfaro

Pharaoh

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

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servantsעַבְדֵיavde

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

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“How longמָתַיmatay

when?

When? How long?

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will this manיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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a snareמוֹקֵשׁmokesh

snare

Snare, trap for hunting; whatever makes someone fall.

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Letשַׁלַּחshalach

let go

To set free, release.

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the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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that they may serveיַעַבְדוּyaavdu

worship

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

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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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their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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Do you not yetטֶרֶםterem

not yet, before

Not yet; before.

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knowתֵּדַעteda

know

To know something, realize.

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Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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is ruinedאָבְדָהavda

perish

To die, be ruined.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

6They will fill your houses and the houses of all your servants and the houses of all the Egyptians, such as your fathers and your fathers’ fathers have not seen, from the day they came to be on the earth until this day.’” Then he turned and went out from Pharaoh.

7 · This verse (above)

8So Moses and Aaron were brought back to Pharaoh, and he said to them, “Go, serve YHWH your Elohim. Who and who are the ones going?”

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