Exodus 5:1

“Afterward Moses and Aaron came and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast for me in the wilderness.’””

Exodus 5:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 5:1, word by word

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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cameבָּאוּbau

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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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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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

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

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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 Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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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 hold a feastיָחֹגּוּyachogu

keep a festival

To rejoice before YHWH on a holy day.

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in the wilderness.’מִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2But Pharaoh said, “Who is YHWH, that I should listen to his voice and let Israel go? I do not know YHWH, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”

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