21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 5:21:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvayomru{And} they said Exodus 5:21:2 ⧉אֲלֵהֶ֔םalehemto them Exodus 5:21:3 ⧉יֵ֧רֶאyere{He} may look Exodus 5:21:4 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehLORD Exodus 5:21:5 ⧉עֲלֵיכֶ֖םaleikhemupon you Exodus 5:21:6 ⧉וְיִשְׁפֹּ֑טveyishpot{He} may judge Exodus 5:21:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֧רasherbecause Exodus 5:21:8 ⧉הִבְאַשְׁתֶּ֣םhivashtemyou have made foul Exodus 5:21:9 ⧉אֶת־רֵיחֵ֗נוּetreikhenuour smell Exodus 5:21:10 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֤יbeeineiin the eyes of Exodus 5:21:11 ⧉פַרְעֹה֙faroPharaoh Exodus 5:21:12 ⧉וּבְעֵינֵ֣יuveeineiand in the eyes of Exodus 5:21:13 ⧉עֲבָדָ֔יוavadavhis servants Exodus 5:21:14 ⧉לָֽתֶת־חֶ֥רֶבlatetkherevto put a sword Exodus 5:21:15 ⧉בְּיָדָ֖םbeyadamin their hand Exodus 5:21:16 ⧉לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃lehargenuto kill us |
21. Formal Translation And they said to them, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} look upon you and judge you because you have made our odor offensive in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.” |
21. Dynamic Translation They said to them, “May the LORD {Yahweh, Defender} look upon you and judge you. You have made us stink in the eyes of Pharaoh and his officials and given them a sword to kill us.” |