Exodus 8:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 8:20 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֹשֶׁ֗ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
הַשְׁכֵּ֤ם
shâkam
H7925
to rise early
בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙
bôqer
H1242
morning
וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙
yâtsab
H3320
to stand
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
פַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
הִנֵּ֖ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יוֹצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הַמָּ֑יְמָה
mayim
H4325
water
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שַׁלַּ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
עַמִּ֖י
ʻam
H5971
people
וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to Moses, "Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; behold, he comes forth to the water; and tell him, 'This is what Yahweh says, "Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to Moses, “Rise early in the morning and station yourself before the face of Pharaoh. Behold, he goes out to the waters. And you shall say to him, ‘Thus says Yahweh: “Let my people go, and they will serve me.
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