Exodus 8:28

“Pharaoh said, “I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to YHWH your Elohim in the wilderness; only you must not go very far away. Pray for me.””

Exodus 8:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 8:28, word by word

Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

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

Where else “paro” appears
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
will letאֲשַׁלַּחashalach

let go

To set free, release.

Where else “ashalach” appears
that you may sacrificeזְבַחְתֶּםzevachtem

sacrifice

To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.

Where else “zevachtem” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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 “yhva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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in the wildernessמִּדְבָּרmidbar

wilderness

Dry, unfarmed land where flocks graze.

Where else “midbar” appears
go very far awayהַרְחֵקharchek

be far

To be distant: "do not stay away from me".

Where else “harchek” appears
go very far awayלֶכֶתlechet

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lechet” appears
Prayהַעְתִּירוּhatiru

plead

To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.

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The context

27We will go a journey of three days into the wilderness and sacrifice to YHWH our Elohim as he tells us.”

28 · This verse (above)

29Moses said, “Look, I am going out from you, and I will pray to YHWH, and the swarms of flies will depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people tomorrow. Only let Pharaoh not again deal deceitfully by not letting the people go to sacrifice to YHWH.”

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