Exodus 7:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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.

📖 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

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But Pharaoh shall not listen to you, so that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Pharaoh{H6547} will not hearken{H8085} unto you, and I will lay{H5414} my hand{H3027} upon Egypt,{H4714} and bring forth{H3318} my hosts,{H6635} my people{H5971} the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} by great{H1419} judgments.{H8201}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Pharaoh{H6547} shall not hearken{H8085}{(H8799)} unto you, that I may lay{H5414}{(H8804)} my hand{H3027} upon Egypt{H4714}, and bring forth{H3318}{(H8689)} mine armies{H6635}, and my people{H5971} the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, out of the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714} by great{H1419} judgments{H8201}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And yet Pharao shall not herken vnto you, that I maye sett myne honde vpon Egipte and brynge out myne armyes, eue my people the childern of Israel out of the lade of Egipte, with great iudgementes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Pharao shal not heare you, yt I maye shewe my hande in Egipte, & brynge myne armyes, euen my people the childre of Israel out of ye lande of Egipte, by greate iudgmetes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Pharaoh shall not hearken vnto you, that I may lay mine hand vpon Egypt, and bring out myne armies, euen my people, the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by great iudgements.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Pharao shall not hearken vnto you, that I may set my hande vpon Egypt, and bryng out myne armies, and my people the chyldren of Israel out of the land of Egypt in great iudgmentes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Pharaoh doth not hearken, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Pharaoh will not give ear to you, and I will put my hand on Egypt, and take my armies, my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt, after great punishments.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 11:9 : 9 The LORD said to Moses, "Pharaoh will not listen to you, in order that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt."
• Exod 6:6 : 6 Therefore, say to the Israelites: 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. I will deliver you from their slavery and redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.'
• Exod 12:51 : 51 And on that very day, the LORD brought the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.
• Judg 2:15 : 15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them to bring disaster on them, as the LORD had said and sworn to them. And they were in great distress.
• Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 My soul yearns for You in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks You. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
• Lam 3:3 : 3 Surely against me He turns His hand again and again, all day long.
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: How much worse will it be when I send my four dreadful judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—against Jerusalem, to cut off both man and beast from it!
• Ezek 25:11 : 11 I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.
• Ezek 30:14 : 14 'I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgments on Thebes.'
• Ezek 30:19 : 19 I will execute judgments on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
• Rev 16:7 : 7 And I heard the altar respond, 'Yes, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.'
• Rev 19:2 : 2 For His judgments are true and just; He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and He has avenged the blood of His servants on her.
• Exod 6:26 : 26 This is Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said, 'Bring the Israelites out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.'
• Exod 9:3 : 3 the hand of the Lord will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, and sheep.
• Exod 10:1 : 1 The LORD said to Moses, "Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, so that I may perform these signs of mine among them."
• Exod 3:20 : 20 So I will stretch out my hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I will perform among them; after that, he will let you go.