And you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּto him,אֵלָיו‘YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof the Hebrews,הָעִבְרִיםhas sent meשְׁלָחַנִיto you,אֵלֶיךָsaying,לֵאמֹר“Letשַׁלַּחmy peopleאֶת עַמִּיgo,שַׁלַּחthat they may serve meוְיַעַבְדֻנִיin the wilderness.”בַּמִּדְבָּרBut look,וְהִנֵּהyou have notלֹאlistenedשָׁמַעְתָּuntilעַדnow.כֹּה
Exodus 7:16
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.
Where else “amarta” 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- the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- of the Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim
Hebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivrim” appears- has sent meשְׁלָחַshelaach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelaach” appears- my peopleעַמִּami
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “ami” appears- that they may serve meיַעַבְדֻyaavdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “yaavdu” appears- in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar
wilderness
Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.
Where else “midbar” appears- listenedשָׁמַעְתָּshamata
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamata” appears
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.