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So Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwent outיֵּצֵאfromמֵעִםPharaohפַּרְעֹהand prayedוַיֶּעְתַּרtoאֶלYHWH.יְהוָה
Exodus 8:30
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Exodus 8:30, word by word
- So 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- went outיֵּצֵאyetse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appears- Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- and prayedיֶּעְתַּרyetar
plead
To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.
Where else “yetar” 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 context
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.”
30 · This verse (above)
31YHWH did according to the word of Moses, and he removed the swarms of flies from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people; not one remained.