Exodus 5:22

“Then Moses returned to YHWH and said, “Adonai, why have you done evil to this people? Why is it that you sent me?”

Exodus 5:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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returnedיָּשָׁבyashav

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from 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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and saidיֹּאמַרyomar

say

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

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“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.

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have you done evilהֲרֵעֹתָהhareota

do evil

To harm someone; evildoers.

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peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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you sent meשְׁלַחְתָּshelachta

send

To send someone or something.

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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.”

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