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Exodus 16:28

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מֹשֶׁ֑הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אָ֨נָה֙anahwhereאָןadverb — “where”H575where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither[phrase] any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).מֵֽאַנְתֶּ֔םmeantemrefuseמָאֵןverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “refuse”, a completed actionH3985to refuserefuse, [idiom] utterly.לִשְׁמֹ֥רlishmorto bewardשָׁמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to beward”, the to-form of the verbH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).מִצְוֺתַ֖יmitsotaylawמִצְוָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)(which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.וְתוֹרֹתָֽיvetorotayand lawתּוֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and law”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jehovah said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, 'How long have ye refused to keep My commands, and My laws?

World English Bible

Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Darby Translation

And Jehovah said to Moses, How long do ye refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Douay-Rheims

And the Lord said to Moses: How long will you refuse to keep my commandments, and my law?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Lord said to Moses, How long are ye unwilling to hearken to my commands and my law?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, ἕως τίνος οὐ βούλεσθε εἰσακούειν τὰς ἐντολάς μου, καὶ τὸν νόμον μου;