Exodus 7:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַ֤ע אֲלֵכֶם֙ פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶת־יָדִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨י אֶת־צִבְאֹתַ֜י אֶת־עַמִּ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בִּשְׁפָטִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים

Transliteration

And-not-yišmaʿ to-you Parʿōh and-nātattî ʾet-yādî in-Miṣrāyim and-hôṣēʾtî ʾet-ṣiḇʾōtay ʾet-ʿammî sons-of-Yiśrāʾēl from-land-of Miṣrayim with-šəp̄āṭîm gəḏōlîm

Grammar Details

*yišmaʿ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will listen
*Parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
*nātattî*: qal perfect 1st singular - I will put
*yādî*: feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my hand
*Miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt
*hôṣēʾtî*: hiphil perfect 1st singular - I will bring out
*ṣiḇʾōtay*: feminine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my hosts/armies
*ʿammî*: masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people
*Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*šəp̄āṭîm*: masculine plural noun - judgments
*gəḏōlîm*: masculine plural adjective - great

Word Meanings

*yišmaʿ*: listen/hear/obey
*nātattî*: put/place/set
*yādî*: my hand/power/strength
*ṣiḇʾōtay*: my hosts/armies/divisions
*šəp̄āṭîm*: judgments/punishments/acts of judgment

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Referenced Verses

Exod 11:9 : 9 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
Exod 6:6 : 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:
Exod 12:51 : 51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, that Jehovah did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their hosts.
Judg 2:15 : 15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of Jehovah was against them for evil, as Jehovah had spoken, and as Jehovah had sworn unto them: and they were sore distressed.
Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.
Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
Lam 3:3 : 3 Surely against me he turneth his hand again and again all the day.
Ezek 14:21 : 21 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast!
Ezek 25:11 : 11 and I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Ezek 30:14 : 14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments upon No.
Ezek 30:19 : 19 Thus will I execute judgments upon Egypt; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear, {G4571} O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy; for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteous acts have been made manifest.
Rev 16:7 : 7 And I heard {G243} the altar saying, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Rev 19:2 : 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Exod 6:26 : 26 These are that Aaron and Moses, to whom Jehovah said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their hosts.
Exod 9:3 : 3 behold, the hand of Jehovah is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain.
Exod 10:1 : 1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
Exod 3:20 : 20 And I will put forth my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after that he will let you go.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Exod 7:5
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Exod 3:19-20
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8And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.
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Exod 14:3-4
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Exod 14:17-18
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Exod 6:6-7
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6Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am Jehovah, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:
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Exod 14:8
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13And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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Exod 7:22
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Exod 7:16
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Exod 3:10
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Exod 11:1
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Ezek 30:19
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Exod 9:7
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Exod 4:23
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Josh 24:5
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Exod 10:1
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1And Jehovah said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I may show these my signs in the midst of them,
Exod 9:35
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Num 14:13
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Exod 10:27
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Exod 6:11
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Exod 9:17
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17As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
1 Sam 6:6
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Exod 8:20-21
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20And Jehovah said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
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Deut 6:22
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22and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;
Exod 5:2
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2And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
Deut 11:3
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20But Jehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go.