Exodus 4:23
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’ ”

Young's Literal Translation
and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and—thou dost refuse to send him away—lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.’

King James Bible
And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, [even] thy firstborn.

Hebrew
and I told you
וָאֹמַ֣ר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to let My son
בְּנִי֙ (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1121: A son

go
שַׁלַּ֤ח (šal·laḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

so that he may worship Me.
וְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִי (wə·ya·‘aḇ·ḏê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

But you have refused
וַתְּמָאֵ֖ן (wat·tə·mā·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3985: To refuse

to let him go,
לְשַׁלְּח֑וֹ (lə·šal·lə·ḥōw)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

so
הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

I
אָנֹכִ֣י (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 595: I

will kill
הֹרֵ֔ג (hō·rêḡ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

your firstborn
בְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃ (bə·ḵō·re·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1060: Firstborn, chief

son!’”
בִּנְךָ֖ (bin·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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