Exodus 7:16
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And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But you have not listened until now.
In other translations
And thou shalt say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou wouldest not hear.Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to tell you: Let My people go, so that they may worship Me in the wilderness. But you have not listened until now.
Hebrew words
וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559אֵלָיו'elavto himH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430הָעִבְרִיםha'ivrimthe HebrewsH5680שְׁלָחַנִיshelachanihe has sent meH7971אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413לֵאמֹרlemorto sayH559שַׁלַּחshalachlet goH7971אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עַמִּי'amipeople myH5971וְיַעַבְדֻנִיveya'avduniso they may serve meH5647בַּמִּדְבָּרbamidbarin the wildernessH4057וְהִנֵּהvehinehand here!H2009לֹא־lo'-notH3808שָׁמַעְתָּshama'tayou have listenedH8085עַד־'ad-untilH5704כֹּה׃kohthusH3541
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- Exodus 3:18And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days’ journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God.The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’
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