Exodus 9:1

“YHWH said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and speak to him, ‘Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of the Hebrews: “Let my people go, that they may serve me.”

Exodus 9:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 9:1, word by word

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
saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

Where else “yomer” 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).

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“Goבֹּאbo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

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

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and speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

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of the Hebrewsעִבְרִיםivrim

Hebrew

Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.

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“Letשַׁלַּחshalach

let go

To set free, release.

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my peopleעַמִּami

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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that they may serve meיַעַבְדֻyaavdu

worship

To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2For if you refuse to let them go and still hold them,

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