Exodus 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 5:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
מִ֤י
mîy
H4310
who
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֶשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּקֹל֔וֹ
qôwl
H6963
voice
לְשַׁלַּ֖ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֨עְתִּי֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְגַ֥ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲשַׁלֵּֽחַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don't know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know Yahweh, and moreover, I shall not let Israel go.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).