Mosesמֹשֶׁהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam going outיוֹצֵאfrom you,מֵעִמָּךְand I will prayוְהַעְתַּרְתִּיtoאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהand the swarms of fliesהֶעָרֹבwill departוְסָרfrom Pharaoh,מִפַּרְעֹהfrom his servants,מֵעֲבָדָיוand from his peopleוּמֵעַמּוֹtomorrow.מָחָרOnlyרַקlet Pharaohפַּרְעֹהnotאַלagainיֹסֵףdeal deceitfullyהָתֵלby notלְבִלְתִּיlettingשַׁלַּחthe peopleאֶת הָעָםgoשַׁלַּחto sacrificeלִזְבֹּחַto YHWH.”לַיהוָה
Exodus 8:29
Study it in the app“Moses 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 8:29, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- am going outיוֹצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- and I will prayהַעְתַּרְתִּיhatarti
plead
To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.
Where else “hatarti” 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 the swarms of fliesעָרֹבarov
swarms (of insects)
Swarm of insects, probably biting flies; the exact sense is uncertain.
Where else “arov” appears- will departסָרsar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sar” appears- from Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- from his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- and from his peopleעַמּam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- tomorrowמָחָרmachar
tomorrow
The day that comes after today.
Where else “machar” appears- againיֹסֵףyosef
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosef” appears- deal deceitfullyהָתֵלhatel
deceive, mock
Mock, trifle with someone by deceiving them.
Where else “hatel” appears- lettingשַׁלַּחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- to sacrificeזְבֹּחַzeboach
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zeboach” appears
The context
28Pharaoh 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.”
29 · This verse (above)
30So Moses went out from Pharaoh and prayed to YHWH.