Exodus 7:16

“And you shall say to him, ‘YHWH, the Elohim of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But look, you have not listened until now.”

Exodus 7:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 7:16, word by word

And you shall sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

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

Elohim

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

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of the Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim

Hebrew

Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.

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has sent meשְׁלָחַshelaach

send

To send someone or something.

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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that they may serve meיַעַבְדֻyaavdu

worship

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

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

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listenedשָׁמַעְתָּshamata

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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The context

15Go to Pharaoh in the morning; look, he is going out to the water. Station yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile, and the staff that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand.

16 · This verse (above)

17Thus says YHWH: “By this you will know that I am YHWH: look, I am going to strike with the staff that is in my hand the water that is in the Nile, and it will be turned into blood.

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