Exodus 8:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 8:28 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
פַּרְעֹ֗ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
אָנֹכִ֞י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
אֲשַׁלַּ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶתְכֶם֙
ʼêth
H853
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וּזְבַחְתֶּ֞ם
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
לַיהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
רַ֛ק
raq
H7535
only
הַרְחֵ֥ק
râchaq
H7368
to be far
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַרְחִ֖יקוּ
râchaq
H7368
to be far
לָלֶ֑כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הַעְתִּ֖ירוּ
ʻâthar
H6279
to pray
בַּעֲדִֽי
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pharaoh said, "I will let you go, that you may sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness, only you shall not go very far away. Pray for me."
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King James Version Public Domain
And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall not go very far away: entreat for me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Pharaoh said, “I will let you go and sacrifice to Yahweh your God in the wilderness; only you may certainly not go very far. Pray for me.”
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