Then Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהreturnedיָּשָׁבtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Adonai,אֲדֹנָיwhyלָמָהhave you done evilהֲרֵעֹתָהto thisלָ הַזֶּהpeople?עָםWhyלָמָּהis it thatזֶּהyou sent me?שְׁלַחְתָּנִי
Exodus 5:22
Study it in the app“Then Moses returned to YHWH and said, “Adonai, why have you done evil to this people? Why is it that you sent me?”
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Exodus 5:22, word by word
- Then 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- returnedיָּשָׁבyashav
turn back
To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.
Where else “yashav” 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- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- “Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- have you done evilהֲרֵעֹתָהhareota
do evil
To harm someone; evildoers.
Where else “hareota” appears- peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- you sent meשְׁלַחְתָּshelachta
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelachta” appears
The context
21And they said to them, “May YHWH look upon you and judge, because you have made us odious in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, putting a sword in their hand to kill us.”
22 · This verse (above)
23Since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”