Deuteronomy 6:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD performed great and distressing signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and his whole household.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֡ה אוֹתֹ֣ת וּ֠מֹפְתִים גְּדֹלִ֨ים וְרָעִ֧ים ׀ בְּמִצְרַ֛יִם בְּפַרְעֹ֥ה וּבְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ לְעֵינֵֽינוּ

Transliteration

And wayyittēn YHWH ʾôtōt and-ûmōpĕtîm gĕdōlîm and-wĕrāʿîm in-bĕmiṣrayim on-bĕparʿōh and-on-all-ûbĕkol-bêtô to-lĕʿênênû

Grammar Details

• *wa-yyittēn*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he gave
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾôtōt*: masculine plural noun - signs
• *û-mōpĕtîm*: conjunction + masculine plural noun - and wonders
• *gĕdōlîm*: masculine plural adjective - great
• *wĕ-rāʿîm*: conjunction + masculine plural adjective - and harmful
• *bĕ-miṣrayim*: preposition + proper noun - in Egypt
• *bĕ-parʿōh*: preposition + proper noun - on Pharaoh
• *û-bĕ-kol*: conjunction + preposition + noun, construct - and on all of
• *bêtô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house
• *lĕ-ʿênênû*: preposition + dual noun + 1st person plural suffix - before our eyes

Word Meanings

• *yittēn*: gave/put/placed
• *ʾôtōt*: signs/tokens/omens
• *mōpĕtîm*: wonders/miracles/portents
• *gĕdōlîm*: great/large/important
• *rāʿîm*: harmful/evil/distressing
• *bayit*: house/household/dynasty
• *ʿênayim*: eyes/sight/presence

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD shewed signs and wonrs, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and serious, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and Jehovah{H3068} showed{H5414} signs{H226} and wonders,{H4159} great{H1419} and sore,{H7451} upon Egypt,{H4714} upon Pharaoh,{H6547} and upon all his house,{H1004} before our eyes;{H5869}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} shewed{H5414}{(H8799)} signs{H226} and wonders{H4159}, great{H1419} and sore{H7451}, upon Egypt{H4714}, upon Pharaoh{H6547}, and upon all his household{H1004}, before our eyes{H5869}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde shewed signes and wondres both greate ad evell vppon Egipte, Pharao and vppon all his housholde, before oure eyes

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the LORDE did greate & euell tokens & wonders in Egipte vpo Pharao and all his house before oure eyes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord shewed signes and wonders great and euill vpon Egypt, vpon Pharaoh, and vpon all his housholde, before our eyes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde shewed signes, and wonders, great and euyll vpon Egypt, vpon Pharao, and vpon all his householde, before our eyes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Yahweh shown signs and wonders, great and sore, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah giveth signs and wonders, great and sad, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord did great signs and wonders against Egypt, and against Pharaoh and all his house, before our eyes:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and Yahweh showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And he brought signs and great, devastating wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on his whole family before our very eyes.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:34 : 34 Or has any god ever tried to take for himself a nation from within another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Ps 135:9 : 9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.
• Deut 7:19 : 19 the great trials that your eyes saw, the signs, the wonders, the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm by which the LORD your God brought you out. The LORD your God will do the same to all the peoples you fear.
• Ps 58:10-11 : 10 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—whether green or burning—he will sweep them away. 11 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Ps 91:8 : 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
• Exod 7:1-9 : 1 The Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet." 2 You shall speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may let the Israelites go out of his land. 3 But I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and I will multiply my signs and wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring my armies—my people, the Israelites—out of the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. 5 The Egyptians will know that I am the Lord when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them. 6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them. 7 Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron was eighty-three years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. 8 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 9 "When Pharaoh says to you, 'Perform a miracle,' you shall say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, and it will become a serpent.'" 10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord had commanded. Aaron threw down his staff before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. 11 Pharaoh then summoned the wise men and sorcerers, and the magicians of Egypt did the same things by their secret arts. 12 Each one threw down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.
• Exod 14:1-9 : 1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 Speak to the Israelites and tell them to turn back and camp in front of Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea. Camp in front of Baal Zephon, opposite it by the sea. 3 Pharaoh will think of the Israelites, 'They are wandering aimlessly in the land; the wilderness has trapped them.' 4 I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, and he will chase after them. But I will use Pharaoh and his whole army to demonstrate my glory, so that the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD.” The Israelites did as they were instructed. 5 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!” 6 So Pharaoh prepared his chariot and took his army with him. 7 He took six hundred of the best chariots, as well as all the other chariots of Egypt, with officers in charge of all of them. 8 The LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, so that he pursued the Israelites, who were marching out boldly. 9 The Egyptians pursued them—all Pharaoh’s horses and chariots, his horsemen, and his army—and they overtook them as they camped by the sea, near Pi-hahiroth, opposite Baal Zephon. 10 As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them! They were terrified and cried out to the LORD. 11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? 12 Isn't this what we told you in Egypt, saying, 'Leave us alone so we can serve the Egyptians'? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness. 13 Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm, and you will see the LORD's salvation, which He will accomplish for you today. The Egyptians you see today, you will never see again forever. 14 The LORD will fight for you; you need only to remain silent. 15 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to me? Tell the Israelites to move forward. 16 As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it, so the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground. 17 I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so they will pursue them. I will gain glory through Pharaoh, his entire army, his chariots, and his horsemen. 18 The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen. 19 The angel of God, who had been going ahead of Israel's camp, withdrew and moved behind them. The pillar of cloud also moved from in front and stood behind them. 20 It came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. There was a cloud and darkness, yet it lit up the night, and neither side approached the other all night long. 21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the LORD drove the sea back with a strong east wind all night and turned it into dry land. The waters were divided. 22 The Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. 23 The Egyptians pursued them—all Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and horsemen—and went into the sea after them. 24 During the last watch of the night, the LORD looked down on the Egyptian army from the pillar of fire and cloud and threw it into confusion. 25 He caused the wheels of their chariots to come off so that they moved with difficulty. The Egyptians said, 'Let’s get away from Israel! The LORD is fighting for them against Egypt.' 26 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Stretch out your hand over the sea so that the waters may flow back over the Egyptians, their chariots, and their horsemen.' 27 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak, the sea returned to its normal state. The Egyptians were fleeing toward it, but the LORD swept them into the sea. 28 The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived. 29 But the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground, with the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. 30 On that day, the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 When Israel saw the mighty hand of the LORD displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and put their trust in Him and in Moses, His servant.
• Deut 1:30 : 30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, will fight for you, just as He did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes.
• Deut 3:21 : 21 At that time, I also commanded Joshua, saying, 'Your own eyes have seen everything the LORD your God has done to these two kings. The LORD will do the same to all the kingdoms where you are crossing over.'
• Deut 4:3 : 3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did at Baal Peor; for every man who followed Baal Peor, the LORD your God destroyed him from among you.