Exodus 11:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Jehovah doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּלְכֹ֣ל ׀ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֹ֤א יֶֽחֱרַץ־כֶּ֙לֶב֙ לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֑ה לְמַ֙עַן֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּן אֲשֶׁר֙ יַפְלֶ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בֵּ֥ין מִצְרַ֖יִם וּבֵ֥ין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Transliteration

And-to-all bənê Yiśrāʾēl not yeḥĕraṣ-keleḇ ləšōnô to-from-ʾîš and-until-bəhēmâh to-maʿan tēḏəʿûn ʾăšer yap̄leh YHWH between Miṣrayim and-between Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper name - Israel
*yeḥĕraṣ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will sharpen/point/move
*keleḇ*: noun, masculine singular - dog
*ləšōnô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tongue
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - man
*bəhēmâh*: noun, feminine singular - beast/livestock
*maʿan*: conjunction - in order that/so that
*tēḏəʿûn*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will know
*ʾăšer*: relative particle - that/which
*yap̄leh*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will distinguish/separate
*YHWH*: proper name - Yahweh/LORD
*Miṣrayim*: proper name - Egypt

Word Meanings

*yeḥĕraṣ*: sharpen/point/move/wag
*yap̄leh*: distinguish/separate/set apart/make distinction

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Referenced Verses

Exod 8:22 : 22 And I will set apart in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am Jehovah in the midst of the earth.
Josh 10:21 : 21 that all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
Mal 3:18 : 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
1 Cor 4:7 : 7 For who maketh thee to differ? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? but if {G2532} thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory as if thou hadst not received it?
Exod 7:22 : 22 And the magicians of Egypt did in like manner with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as Jehovah had spoken.
Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
Exod 9:4 : 4 And Jehovah shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.
Exod 10:23 : 23 they saw not one another, neither rose any one from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

Similar Verses (AI)

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