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Exodus 7:16

NETBible	Tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you to say,¹ “Release my people, that they may serve me² in the desert!” But until now³ you have not listened.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Exo 7:16	Then say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say to you: Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the desert. But until now you have not listened.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 7:16	"You shall say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you, saying, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness. But behold, you have not listened until now."
NLT © biblegateway Exo 7:16	Say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to say, "Let my people go, so they can worship me in the wilderness." Until now, you have refused to listen to him.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 7:16	and say to him, 'GOD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you with this message, "Release my people so that they can worship me in the wilderness." So far you haven't listened.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 7:16	And say to him, The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go so that they may give me worship in the waste land; but up to now you have not given ear to his words.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 7:16	Say to him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, sent me to you to say, "Let my people go, so that they may worship me in the wilderness." But until now you have not listened.’
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 7:16	"And you shall say to him, ‘The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, "Let My people go, that they may serve Me in the wilderness"; but indeed, until now you would not hear!
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KJV	And thou shalt say <0559> (8804) unto him, The LORD <03068> God <0430> of the Hebrews <05680> hath sent <07971> (8804) me unto thee, saying <0559> (8800)_, Let my people <05971> go <07971> (8761)_, that they may serve <05647> (8799) me in the wilderness <04057>_: and, behold, hitherto <03541> thou wouldest not hear <08085> (8804)_.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 7:16	"You shall say <0559> to him, 'The LORD <03068> , the God <0430> of the Hebrews <05680> , sent <07971> me to you, saying <0559> , "Let <07971> My people <05971> go <07971> , that they may serve <05647> Me in the wilderness <04057> . But behold <02009> , you have not listened <08085> until <05704> now <03541> ."
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ereiv {V-FAI-2S} prov <4314> PREP auton <846> D-ASM kuriov <2962> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM twn <3588> T-GPM ebraiwn <1445> N-GPM apestalken <649> V-RAI-3S me <1473> P-AS prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS legwn <3004> V-PAPNS exaposteilon <1821> V-AAD-2S ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM mou <1473> P-GS ina <2443> CONJ moi <1473> P-DS latreush <3000> V-AAS-3S en <1722> PREP th <3588> T-DSF erhmw <2048> N-DSF kai <2532> CONJ idou <2400> INJ ouk <3364> ADV eishkousav <1522> V-AAI-2S ewv <2193> PREP toutou <3778> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Tell <0559> him, ‘The Lord <03068> , the God <0430> of the Hebrews <05680> , has sent <07971> me to <0413> you to say <0559> , “Release <07971> my people <05971> , that they may serve <05647> me in the desert <04057> !” But until <05704> now <03541> you have not <03808> listened <08085> .
HEBREW	hk <03541> de <05704> tems <08085> al <03808> hnhw <02009> rbdmb <04057> yndbeyw <05647> yme <05971> ta <0853> xls <07971> rmal <0559> Kyla <0413> ynxls <07971> Myrbeh <05680> yhla <0430> hwhy <03068> wyla <0413> trmaw (7:16) <0559>

NETBible

Tell him, ‘The Lord, the God of the Hebrews, has sent me to you to say,¹ “Release my people, that they may serve me² in the desert!” But until now³ you have not listened.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The form לֵאמֹר (le’mor) is the Qal infinitive construct with the lamed (ל) preposition. It is used so often epexegetically that it has achieved idiomatic status – “saying” (if translated at all). But here it would make better sense to take it as a purpose infinitive. God sent him to say these words.

²tn The imperfect tense with the vav (וְיַעַבְדֻנִי, vÿya’avduni) following the imperative is in volitive sequence, showing the purpose – “that they may serve me.” The word “serve” (עָבַד, ’avad) is a general term to include religious observance and obedience.

³tn The final עַד־כֹּה (’ad-koh, “until now”) narrows the use of the perfect tense to the present perfect: “you have not listened.” That verb, however, involves more than than mere audition. It has the idea of responding to, hearkening, and in some places obeying; here “you have not complied” might catch the point of what Moses is saying, while “listen” helps to maintain the connection with other uses of the verb.

⁴tn Or “complied” (שָׁמַעְתָּ, shama’ta).