Exodus 4:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.)

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָשֵׁ֤ב יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־חֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַיָּ֥שֶׁב יָד֖וֹ אֶל־חֵיק֑וֹ וַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙ מֵֽחֵיק֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁ֖בָה כִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And yōʾmer hāšēb yādĕkā to-ḥêqekā and yāšeb yādô to-ḥêqô and yôṣîʾāh from-ḥêqô and-hinnēh-šābâh like-biśārô.

Grammar Details

*yōʾmer*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said
*hāšēb*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - return/bring back
*yādĕkā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand
*ḥêqekā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your bosom
*yāšeb*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he returned
*yādô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*ḥêqô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bosom
*yôṣîʾāh*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix with waw conversive - he brought it out
*hinnēh*: interjection - behold/look
*šābâh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it returned/was restored
*biśārô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his flesh

Word Meanings

*hāšēb*: return/bring back/restore
*šābâh*: returned/was restored/became again
*biśārô*: his flesh/his skin/his body

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 5:14 : 14 Then went he down, and dipped [himself] seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
Matt 8:3 : 3 And he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou made clean. And straightway his leprosy was cleansed.
Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
Num 12:13-15 : 13 And Moses cried unto Jehovah, saying, Heal her, O God, I beseech thee. 14 And Jehovah said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up without the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again. 15 And Miriam was shut up without the camp seven days: and the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in again.

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2And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod.
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