Exodus 5:21

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Exodus 5:21, word by word

And they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

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

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“May 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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lookיֵרֶאyere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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and judgeיִשְׁפֹּטyishpot

judge

To judge and do justice, defend the weak.

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you have made us odiousהִבְאַשְׁתֶּםhivashtem

become odious

To become hateful to others.

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you have made us odiousרֵיחֵreche

aroma, smell

Smell, scent, aroma; "pleasing aroma" is said of offerings accepted by God.

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in the eyesעֵינֵיene

sight

"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.

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of Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro

Pharaoh

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

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of his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant

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

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puttingתֶתtet

put

To place something somewhere.

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a swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

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in their handיָדָyada

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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to kill usהָרְגֵharge

kill

Kill, slay.

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Translation note

“You have made us odious” is, literally, “you have made our smell stink.”

The context