Then Pharaohוַ פַרְעֹהcalledיִּקְרָאMosesלְמֹשֶׁהand Aaronוּלְאַהֲרֹןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“PrayהַעְתִּירוּtoאֶלYHWHיְהוָהthat he removeוְיָסֵרthe frogsהַצְפַרְדְּעִיםfrom meמִמֶּנִּיand from my people,וּמֵעַמִּיand I will letוַאֲשַׁלְּחָהthe peopleאֶת הָעָםgo,אֲשַׁלְּחָהthat they may sacrificeוְיִזְבְּחוּto YHWH.”לַיהוָה
Exodus 8:8
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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?”