Exodus 7:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

If you refuse to let them go, I will strike your entire country with frogs.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י נֹגֵ֛ף אֶת־כָּל־גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים

Transliteration

And-if-māʾēn ʾattāh to-šallēaḥ hinnēh ʾānōḵî nōḡēp̄ ʾet-all-gəḇûləkā with-the-ṣəp̄ardəʿîm

Grammar Details

• *māʾēn*: piel participle masculine singular - refusing
• *ʾattāh*: 2nd masculine singular personal pronoun - you
• *šallēaḥ*: piel infinitive construct - to send away
• *hinnēh*: interjection - behold
• *ʾānōḵî*: 1st person singular personal pronoun (emphatic) - I
• *nōḡēp̄*: qal participle masculine singular - smiting
• *gəḇûləkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your territory
• *ṣəp̄ardəʿîm*: feminine plural noun with definite article - the frogs

Word Meanings

• *māʾēn*: refusing/unwilling/declining
• *nōḡēp̄*: smiting/striking/plaguing
• *gəḇûləkā*: your territory/border/domain
• *ṣəp̄ardəʿîm*: frogs/amphibians