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Exodus 9:17

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

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עוֹדְךָ֖odekhaagainעוֹדadverb, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).מִסְתּוֹלֵ֣לmistolelexaltסָלַלverb, hithpolel, participle, absolute — “exalt”, a verb used as a describing wordH5549to mound up (especially a turnpike); figurative, to exalt; reflexively, to oppose (as by a dam)cast up, exalt (self), extol, make plain, raise up.בְּעַמִּ֑יbeamiin peopleעַםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לְבִלְתִּ֖יleviltito because unבִּלְתִּיpreposition, conjunction — “to because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.שַׁלְּחָֽםshalchamsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “send”, the to-form of the verbH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go?

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American Standard Version (1901)

As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

Young’s Literal Translation

still thou art exalting thyself against My people — so as not to send them away;

World English Bible

because you still exalt yourself against my people, that you won’t let them go.

Darby Translation

Dost thou still exalt thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?

Douay-Rheims

Dost thou yet hold back my people: and wilt thou not let them go?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

As yet exaltest thou thyself against My people, that thou wilt not let them go?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Dost thou then yet exert thyself to hinder my people, so as not to let them go?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔτι οὖν σὺ ἐνποιῇ τοῦ λαοῦ μου, τοῦ μὴ ἐξαποστεῖλαι αὐτούς;