{
"verseID": "Exodus.4.9",
"source": "וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ גַּם֩ לִשְׁנֵ֨י הָאֹת֜וֹת הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ מִמֵּימֵ֣י הַיְאֹ֔ר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהָי֤וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקַּ֣ח מִן־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְהָי֥וּ לְדָ֖ם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃",
"text": "And *hāyâh* if-not *yaʾămînû* also to-*šĕnê* the-*ʾôtôt* the-*ʾēlleh* and-not *yišmĕʿûn* to-*qôlekā* and-*lāqaḥtā* from-*mêmê* the-*yĕʾōr* and-*šāpaktā* the-*yabbāšâh* and-*hāyû* the-*mayim* which *tiqqaḥ* from-the-*yĕʾōr* and-*hāyû* to-*dām* in-the-*yabbāšet*.",
"grammar": {
"*hāyâh*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - it will be",
"*yaʾămînû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will believe",
"*šĕnê*": "numeral, masculine dual construct - two of",
"*ʾôtôt*": "noun, masculine plural - signs",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - these",
"*yišmĕʿûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural with paragogic nun - they will hear/listen",
"*qôlekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your voice",
"*lāqaḥtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw conversive - you shall take",
"*mêmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of",
"*yĕʾōr*": "noun, masculine singular - river/Nile",
"*šāpaktā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw conversive - you shall pour out",
"*yabbāšâh*": "noun, feminine singular - dry ground",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural with waw conversive - they will become",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*tiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will take",
"*dām*": "noun, masculine singular - blood",
"*yabbāšet*": "noun, feminine singular - dry ground"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʾămînû*": "believe/trust/have faith in",
"*yišmĕʿûn*": "hear/listen/obey",
"*yĕʾōr*": "river/Nile/stream",
"*yabbāšâh*": "dry ground/land/earth",
"*dām*": "blood"
}
}