18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 3:18:1 ⧉וְשָׁמְע֖וּveshamuthey will listen Exodus 3:18:2 ⧉לְקֹלֶ֑ךָlekolekhato your voice Exodus 3:18:3 ⧉וּבָאתָ֡uvatawill come Exodus 3:18:4 ⧉אַתָּה֩atayou Exodus 3:18:5 ⧉וְזִקְנֵ֨יvezikneiand the elders of Exodus 3:18:6 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֜לyisraelIsrael Exodus 3:18:7 ⧉אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְelmelekhto the king of Exodus 3:18:8 ⧉מִצְרַ֗יִםmitsrayimEgypt Exodus 3:18:9 ⧉וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֤םvaamartemwill say Exodus 3:18:10 ⧉אֵלָיו֙elavto him Exodus 3:18:11 ⧉יְהוָ֞הyahwehLORD Exodus 3:18:12 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֤יeloheiGod of Exodus 3:18:13 ⧉הָֽעִבְרִיִּים֙haivriyimthe Hebrews Exodus 3:18:14 ⧉נִקְרָ֣הnikrahas met with Exodus 3:18:15 ⧉עָלֵ֔ינוּaleinuus Exodus 3:18:16 ⧉וְעַתָּ֗הveataand now Exodus 3:18:17 ⧉נֵֽלֲכָה־נָּ֞אnelakhanaplease let us go Exodus 3:18:18 ⧉דֶּ֣רֶךְderekhjourney of Exodus 3:18:19 ⧉שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתsheloshetthree Exodus 3:18:20 ⧉יָמִים֙yamimdays Exodus 3:18:21 ⧉בַּמִּדְבָּ֔רbamidbarin the wilderness Exodus 3:18:22 ⧉וְנִזְבְּחָ֖הvenizbekhalet us sacrifice Exodus 3:18:23 ⧉לַֽיהוָ֥הlayahwehto the LORD Exodus 3:18:24 ⧉אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃eloheinuour God |
18. Formal Translation And they will listen to your voice, and you will come, you and the elders of Israel, to the king of Egypt, and you will say to him, “The LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Sender}, the God {Elohei, Hebrews' Protector} of the Hebrews, has met with us. So now, let us go a journey of three days into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.” |
18. Dynamic Translation They will pay attention to what you say, and then you and the elders of Israel are to go to the king of Egypt and tell him, “The LORD {Yahweh, Worship Worthy}, the God {Elohei, Exodus Initiator} of the Hebrews, has met with us. Please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness so that we can offer sacrifices to the LORD our God.” |