Exodus 8:8

“Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to YHWH that he remove the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to YHWH.””

Exodus 8:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

8

Exodus 8:8, word by word

Then Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro

Pharaoh

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

Where else “faro” appears
calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

Where else “yikra” appears
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
and Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon

Aaron

Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.

Where else “aharon” appears
and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” appears
“Prayהַעְתִּירוּhatiru

plead

To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.

Where else “hatiru” 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
that he removeיָסֵרyaser

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

Where else “yaser” appears
the frogsצְפַרְדְּעִיםtsefardim

frog

Frog.

Where else “tsefardim” appears
and from my peopleעַמִּami

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “ami” appears
and I will letאֲשַׁלְּחָהashalcha

let go

To set free, release.

Where else “ashalcha” appears
that they may sacrificeיִזְבְּחוּyizbchu

sacrifice

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

Where else “yizbchu” appears

The context

7But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

8 · This verse (above)

9Moses said to Pharaoh, “Have the honor over me: for when shall I pray for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and from your houses and remain only in the Nile?”

Read all of Exodus 8

How to use it