Exodus 7:9

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{ "verseID": "Exodus.7.9", "source": "כִּי֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵכֶ֤ם פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנ֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם מוֹפֵ֑ת וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן קַ֧ח אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ֛ וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ לִפְנֵֽי־פַרְעֹ֖ה יְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין", "text": "When *yədabbēr* to-you *Parʿōh* *lēʾmōr*, *tənû* to-you *môp̄ēt* and-*ʾāmartā* unto-*ʾAhărōn*, *qaḥ* *ʾet*-*maṭṭəkā* and-*hašlēk* before-*Parʿōh* *yəhî* to-*tannîn*", "grammar": { "*yədabbēr*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he speaks", "*Parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*lēʾmōr*": "qal infinitive construct - saying", "*tənû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - give", "*môp̄ēt*": "masculine singular noun - wonder/sign", "*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall say", "*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*qaḥ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - take", "*maṭṭəkā*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your staff", "*hašlēk*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular - cast/throw", "*yəhî*": "qal imperfect jussive 3rd masculine singular - let it become", "*tannîn*": "masculine singular noun - serpent/dragon/monster" }, "variants": { "*môp̄ēt*": "wonder/sign/miracle/portent", "*tannîn*": "serpent/sea monster/dragon/large reptile" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי֩ יְדַבֵּ֨ר אֲלֵכֶ֤ם פַּרְעֹה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר תְּנ֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם מוֹפֵ֑ת וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹ֗ן קַ֧ח אֶֽת־מַטְּךָ֛ וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ לִפְנֵֽי־פַרְעֹ֖ה יְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין

Transliteration

When yədabbēr to-you Parʿōh lēʾmōr, tənû to-you môp̄ēt and-ʾāmartā unto-ʾAhărōn, qaḥ ʾet-maṭṭəkā and-hašlēk before-Parʿōh yəhî to-tannîn

Grammar Details

• *yədabbēr*: piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he speaks
• *Parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
• *lēʾmōr*: qal infinitive construct - saying
• *tənû*: qal imperative masculine plural - give
• *môp̄ēt*: masculine singular noun - wonder/sign
• *ʾāmartā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall say
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *qaḥ*: qal imperative masculine singular - take
• *maṭṭəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your staff
• *hašlēk*: hiphil imperative masculine singular - cast/throw
• *yəhî*: qal imperfect jussive 3rd masculine singular - let it become
• *tannîn*: masculine singular noun - serpent/dragon/monster

Word Meanings

• *môp̄ēt*: wonder/sign/miracle/portent
• *tannîn*: serpent/sea monster/dragon/large reptile

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  "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.'"

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When Pharaoh shall speak to you, saying, Show a miracle for you, then you shall say to Aaron, Take your rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  When Pharaoh{H6547} shall speak{H1696} unto you, saying,{H559} Show{H5414} a wonder{H4159} for you; then thou shalt say{H559} unto Aaron,{H175} Take{H3947} thy rod,{H4294} and cast{H7993} it down before{H6440} Pharaoh,{H6547} that it become a serpent.{H8577}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  When Pharaoh{H6547} shall speak{H1696}{(H8762)} unto you, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Shew{H5414}{(H8798)} a miracle{H4159} for you: then thou shalt say{H559}{(H8804)} unto Aaron{H175}, Take{H3947}{(H8798)} thy rod{H4294}, and cast{H7993}{(H8685)} it before{H6440} Pharaoh{H6547}, and it shall become a serpent{H8577}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  when Pharao speaketh vnto you and sayth: shewe a wondre, than shalt thou saye vnto Aaron, take the rodd and cast it before Pharao, and it shall turne to a serpent

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan Pharao sayeth vnto you: Shew youre wonders, then shalt thou saye vnto Aaron: Take thy staff, and cast it before Pharao, & it shal turne to a serpent.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If Pharaoh speake vnto you, saying, Shewe a miracle for you, then thou shalt say vnto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shalbe turned into a serpent.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If Pharao speake vnto you, saying, shewe a miracle for you: thou shalt say vnto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharao, that it may be a serpent.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `When Pharaoh speaketh unto you, saying, Give for yourselves a wonder; then thou hast said unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast before Pharaoh -- it becometh a monster.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a wonder for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If Pharaoh says to you, Let me see a wonder: then say to Aaron, Take your rod and put it down on the earth before Pharaoh so that it may become a snake.

• World English Bible (2000)

  "When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “When Pharaoh says to you,‘Do a miracle,’ and you say to Aaron,‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ it will become a snake.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Isaiah.7.11", "source": "שְׁאַל־לְךָ֣ א֔וֹת מֵעִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ הַעְמֵ֣ק שְׁאָ֔לָה א֖וֹ הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃", "text": "*šəʾal*-for-yourself *ʾôṯ* from-*ʿim* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōheḵā*; *haʿmēq* *šəʾālāh* or *hagbēah* to-*māʿlāh*.", "grammar": { "*šəʾal*": "imperative, masculine singular - ask", "*ʾôṯ*": "noun, common feminine singular - sign", "*ʿim*": "preposition - from with", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*haʿmēq*": "imperative, masculine singular, Hiphil - make deep", "*šəʾālāh*": "noun, feminine singular with directional heh - to Sheol/to the depth", "*hagbēah*": "imperative, masculine singular, Hiphil - make high", "*māʿlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - upward/above" }, "variants": { "*šəʾal*": "ask/request/demand", "*ʾôṯ*": "sign/token/miracle", "*ʿim*": "from with/from", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "your God/your Deity", "*haʿmēq*": "make deep/go deep", "*šəʾālāh*": "to Sheol/to the depth/downward", "*hagbēah*": "make high/heighten", "*māʿlāh*": "upward/above/heavenward" } }
• John 2:18 : 18 { "verseID": "John.2.18", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθησαν οὖν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ εἶπον αὐτῷ, Τί σημεῖον δεικνύεις ἡμῖν, ὅτι ταῦτα ποιεῖς;", "text": "*Apekrithēsan* therefore the *Ioudaioi* and *eipon* to him, What *sēmeion* *deiknyeis* to us, that these things *poieis*?", "grammar": { "*Apekrithēsan*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd plural - answered/replied", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - Jews/Judeans", "*eipon*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd plural - said/told", "*sēmeion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - sign/miracle", "*deiknyeis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd singular - show/display", "*poieis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd singular - do/perform" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithēsan*": "answered/replied/responded", "*sēmeion*": "sign/miracle/proof", "*deiknyeis*": "show/display/demonstrate", "*poieis*": "do/perform/practice" } }
• John 6:30 : 30 { "verseID": "John.6.30", "source": "Εἶπον οὖν αὐτῷ, Τί οὖν ποιεῖς σὺ σημεῖον, ἵνα ἴδωμεν, καὶ πιστεύσωμέν σοι; τί ἐργάζῃ;", "text": "They *eipon oun* to him, What *oun* do you *poieis sy sēmeion*, *hina* we might *idōmen*, and might *pisteusōmen* you? What do you *ergazē*?", "grammar": { "*eipon*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd plural - they said", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*poieis*": "present, indicative, active, 2nd singular - you do/perform", "*sy*": "personal pronoun, nominative, 2nd singular - you", "*sēmeion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - sign", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*idōmen*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 1st plural - we might see", "*pisteusōmen*": "aorist, subjunctive, active, 1st plural - we might believe", "*ergazē*": "present, indicative, middle, 2nd singular - you work/perform" }, "variants": { "*oun*": "therefore/then/consequently", "*poieis*": "you do/perform/accomplish", "*sēmeion*": "sign/miracle/wonder", "*idōmen*": "we might see/perceive", "*pisteusōmen*": "we might believe/trust", "*ergazē*": "you work/perform/accomplish" } }
• Exod 4:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו יְהוָ֖ה מַה־זֶּ֣ה בְיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מַטֶּֽה׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* to-him *YHWH* what-*zeh* in-*yādekā* and *yōʾmer* *maṭṭeh*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*maṭṭeh*": "noun, masculine singular - staff/rod" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭeh*": "staff/rod/branch" } }
• Exod 4:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.17", "source": "וְאֶת־הַמַּטֶּ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה תִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה־בּ֖וֹ אֶת־הָאֹתֹֽת׃ פ", "text": "And-*ʾet*-the-*maṭṭeh* the-*zeh* *tiqqaḥ* in-*yādekā* which *taʿăśeh*-with-it *ʾet*-the-*ʾōtōt*.", "grammar": { "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*maṭṭeh*": "noun, masculine singular - staff/rod", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*tiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will take", "*yādekā*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*taʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will do", "*ʾōtōt*": "noun, masculine plural - signs" }, "variants": { "*maṭṭeh*": "staff/rod/branch", "*taʿăśeh*": "do/perform/work", "*ʾōtōt*": "signs/wonders/miracles" } }
• Exod 4:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.20", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֗יו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמֹ֔ר וַיָּ֖שָׁב אַ֣רְצָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־מַטֵּ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *yiqqaḥ* *Mōšeh* *ʾet*-*ʾištô* and-*ʾet*-*bānāyw* and *yarkibēm* on-the-*ḥămôr* and *yāšāb* *ʾarṣâh* *Miṣrāyim* and *yiqqaḥ* *Mōšeh* *ʾet*-*maṭṭēh* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* in-*yādô*.", "grammar": { "*yiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he took", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife", "*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons", "*yarkibēm*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix with waw conversive - he made them ride", "*ḥămôr*": "noun, masculine singular - donkey", "*yāšāb*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he returned", "*ʾarṣâh*": "noun, feminine singular with directional hey - to the land of", "*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*maṭṭēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - staff of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand" }, "variants": { "*yarkibēm*": "made them ride/set them", "*ḥămôr*": "donkey/ass", "*maṭṭēh ha-ʾĕlōhîm*": "staff of God/the divine rod/rod of God" } }
• Exod 7:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "Exodus.7.10", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ כֵ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־מַטֵּ֗הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין", "text": "And-*wayyāḇōʾ* *Mōšeh* and-*ʾAhărōn* unto-*Parʿōh* and-*wayyaʿăśû* so just-as *ṣiwwāh* *YHWH* and-*wayyašlēk* *ʾAhărōn* *ʾet*-*maṭṭēhû* before *Parʿōh* and-before *ʿăḇāḏāyw* and-*wayəhî* to-*tannîn*", "grammar": { "*wayyāḇōʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he came", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*Parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*wayyaʿăśû*": "qal imperfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they did", "*ṣiwwāh*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he commanded", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*wayyašlēk*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he cast", "*maṭṭēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his staff", "*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servants", "*wayəhî*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it became", "*tannîn*": "masculine singular noun - serpent/dragon/monster" }, "variants": { "*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "his servants/officials/attendants", "*tannîn*": "serpent/sea monster/dragon/large reptile" } } 11 { "verseID": "Exodus.7.11", "source": "וַיִּקְרָא֙ גַּם־פַּרְעֹ֔ה לֽ͏ַחֲכָמִ֖ים וְלַֽמְכַשְּׁפִ֑ים וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּ גַם־הֵ֜ם חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּלַהֲטֵיהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן", "text": "And-*wayyiqrāʾ* also-*Parʿōh* to-the-*ḥăḵāmîm* and-to-the-*məḵaššəp̄îm* and-*wayyaʿăśû* also-they *ḥarṭummê* *Miṣrayim* with-*lahaṭêhem* so", "grammar": { "*wayyiqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he called", "*Parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "masculine plural adjective - wise men", "*məḵaššəp̄îm*": "piel participle masculine plural - sorcerers", "*wayyaʿăśû*": "qal imperfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they did", "*ḥarṭummê*": "masculine plural construct noun - magicians of", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*lahaṭêhem*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their secret arts" }, "variants": { "*ḥăḵāmîm*": "wise men/sages/scholars", "*məḵaššəp̄îm*": "sorcerers/magicians/enchanters", "*ḥarṭummê*": "magicians/sacred scribes/interpreters", "*lahaṭêhem*": "their secret arts/enchantments/magic" } } 12 { "verseID": "Exodus.7.12", "source": "וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מַטֵּ֔הוּ וַיִּהְי֖וּ לְתַנִּינִ֑ם וַיִּבְלַ֥ע מַטֵּֽה־אַהֲרֹ֖ן אֶת־מַטֹּתָֽם", "text": "And-*wayyašlîḵû* *ʾîš* *maṭṭēhû* and-*wayyihyû* to-*tannînim* and-*wayyiḇlaʿ* staff-of-*ʾAhărōn* *ʾet*-*maṭṭōtām*", "grammar": { "*wayyašlîḵû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they cast", "*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - each man", "*maṭṭēhû*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his staff", "*wayyihyû*": "qal imperfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they became", "*tannînim*": "masculine plural noun - serpents/dragons/monsters", "*wayyiḇlaʿ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it swallowed", "*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*maṭṭōtām*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their staffs" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/each/every", "*tannînim*": "serpents/sea monsters/dragons/large reptiles", "*wayyiḇlaʿ*": "swallowed/consumed/engulfed" } }
• Exod 9:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Exodus.9.23", "source": "וַיֵּ֨ט מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶת־מַטֵּהוּ֮ עַל־הַשָּׁמַיִם֒ וַֽיהוָ֗ה נָתַ֤ן קֹלֹת֙ וּבָרָ֔ד וַתִּ֥הֲלַךְ אֵ֖שׁ אָ֑רְצָה וַיַּמְטֵ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה בָּרָ֖ד עַל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-*yēṭ* *mōšeh* *'et*-staff-his over-the-heavens and-*YHWH* *nātan* thunders and-*bārāḏ* and-*tihălaḵ* *'ēš* earthward and-*yamṭēr* *YHWH* *bārāḏ* upon-land-of *miṣrayim*.", "grammar": { "*wayyēṭ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stretched out", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*'et-maṭṭēhû*": "direct object marker + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his staff", "*'al-haššāmayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun - toward the heavens", "*waYHWH*": "conjunction + divine name - and Yahweh/the LORD", "*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave/sent", "*qōlōt*": "noun, masculine plural - sounds/voices/thunders", "*ûḇārāḏ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and hail", "*wattihălaḵ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and went/moved/ran", "*'ēš*": "noun, feminine singular - fire", "*'ārᵊṣāh*": "noun + directional suffix - to the earth/ground", "*wayyamṭēr*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he caused to rain", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*bārāḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - hail", "*'al-'ereṣ miṣrayim*": "preposition + construct + proper noun - upon the land of Egypt" }, "variants": { "*nātan*": "gave/sent/delivered/produced", "*qōlōt*": "thunders/voices/sounds", "*tihălaḵ*": "went/ran/flashed/traveled", "*'ēš*": "fire/lightning", "*yamṭēr*": "caused to rain/rained down/sent down" } }
• Exod 10:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Exodus.10.13", "source": "וַיֵּ֨ט מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶת־מַטֵּהוּ֮ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ וֽ͏ַיהוָ֗ה נִהַ֤ג רֽוּחַ־קָדִים֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וְכָל־הַלָּ֑יְלָה הַבֹּ֣קֶר הָיָ֔ה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַקָּדִ֔ים נָשָׂ֖א אֶת־הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*wa-yēṭ* *mōšeh* *ʾet-maṭṭēhû* *ʿal-ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *wa-YHWH* *nihag* *rûaḥ-qādîm* *bā-ʾāreṣ* *kol-ha-yôm* *ha-hûʾ* *wə-kol-ha-lāylāh* *ha-bōqer* *hāyāh* *wə-rûaḥ* *ha-qādîm* *nāśāʾ* *ʾet-hā-ʾarbeh*", "grammar": { "*wa-yēṭ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and stretched out", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾet-maṭṭēhû*": "direct object marker + noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his staff", "*ʿal-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - over the land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wa-YHWH*": "conjunction + proper noun - and YHWH", "*nihag*": "Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - drove/led", "*rûaḥ-qādîm*": "noun feminine singular construct + noun/adjective - east wind", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the land", "*kol-ha-yôm*": "noun masculine singular construct + definite article + noun masculine singular - all that day", "*ha-hûʾ*": "definite article + pronoun 3rd masculine singular - that", "*wə-kol-ha-lāylāh*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + definite article + noun masculine singular - and all the night", "*ha-bōqer*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the morning", "*hāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it was/came", "*wə-rûaḥ*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and the wind of", "*ha-qādîm*": "definite article + noun/adjective - the east", "*nāśāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - carried/brought", "*ʾet-hā-ʾarbeh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun masculine singular - the locusts" }, "variants": { "*nihag*": "drove/led/guided/conducted", "*rûaḥ-qādîm*": "east wind/eastern wind", "*nāśāʾ*": "carried/lifted/brought/bore" } }
• Ps 74:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.74.12", "source": "וֵ֭אלֹהִים מַלְכִּ֣י מִקֶּ֑דֶם פֹּעֵ֥ל יְ֝שׁוּע֗וֹת בְּקֶ֣רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Yet *Elohim* my *malki miqqedem*, *po'el yeshu'ot* in *qerev ha'arets*.", "grammar": { "*Elohim*": "masculine plural noun used as singular divine name - 'God'", "*malki*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - 'my king'", "*miqqedem*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - 'from ancient times'", "*po'el*": "qal participle masculine singular construct - 'worker of/doer of'", "*yeshu'ot*": "feminine plural noun - 'salvations/deliverances'", "*beqerev*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - 'in the midst of'", "*ha'arets*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - 'the earth/land'" }, "variants": { "*miqqedem*": "from ancient times/of old/from the beginning", "*po'el*": "worker/doer/accomplisher", "*yeshu'ot*": "salvations/deliverances/acts of deliverance", "*ha'arets*": "the earth/the land/the ground" } } 13 { "verseID": "Psalms.74.13", "source": "אַתָּ֤ה פוֹרַ֣רְתָּ בְעָזְּךָ֣ יָ֑ם שִׁבַּ֖רְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֥י תַ֝נִּינִ֗ים עַל־הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "*Attah porarta ve'azzcha yam*, you *shibbarta rashei tanninim* upon *ha-mayim*.", "grammar": { "*Attah*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - 'you'", "*porarta*": "polel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you divided/split'", "*ve'azzcha*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - 'with your strength'", "*yam*": "masculine singular noun - 'sea'", "*shibbarta*": "piel perfect 2nd person masculine singular - 'you shattered'", "*rashei*": "masculine plural construct - 'heads of'", "*tanninim*": "masculine plural noun - 'sea monsters/dragons'", "*al-hammayim*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - 'upon the waters'" }, "variants": { "*porarta*": "divided/split/broke up", "*yam*": "sea/ocean/large body of water", "*shibbarta*": "shattered/broke/crushed", "*tanninim*": "sea monsters/dragons/great reptiles" } }
• John 10:38 : 38 { "verseID": "John.10.38", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ποιῶ, κἂν ἐμοὶ μὴ πιστεύητε, τοῖς ἔργοις πιστεύσατε: ἵνα γνῶτε, καὶ πιστεύσητε, ὅτι ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ Πατήρ, κἀγὼ ἐν αὐτῷ.", "text": "If *de poiō*, even if *emoi* not *pisteuēte*, the *ergois pisteusate*: in order that *gnōte*, and *pisteusēte*, that in *emoi* the *Patēr*, *kagō* in him.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*poiō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I do/perform", "*emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular pronoun - to me", "*pisteuēte*": "present active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might believe", "*ergois*": "dative, neuter, plural - to works/deeds", "*pisteusate*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - believe", "*gnōte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might know", "*pisteusēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might believe", "*emoi*": "dative, 1st person singular pronoun - in me", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Father", "*kagō*": "contraction (kai + egō) - and I" }, "variants": { "*de*": "but/and/now", "*poiō*": "do/perform/make", "*pisteuēte*": "might believe/trust/have faith in", "*ergois*": "works/deeds/actions", "*pisteusate*": "believe/trust/have faith in", "*gnōte*": "might know/understand/recognize", "*pisteusēte*": "might believe/trust/have faith", "*Patēr*": "Father", "*kagō*": "and I/I also" } }
• Ezek 29:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.29.3", "source": "דַּבֵּ֨ר וְאָמַרְתָּ֜ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם הַתַּנִּים֙ הַגָּד֔וֹל הָרֹבֵ֖ץ בְּת֣וֹךְ יְאֹרָ֑יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמַ֛ר לִ֥י יְאֹרִ֖י וַאֲנִ֥י עֲשִׂיתִֽנִי", "text": "*dabbēr wə-ʾāmartā* thus-*ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *hinənî* against you *parʿōh* *meleḵ-miṣrayim* the *tannîm* the *gāḏôl* the *rōḇēṣ* in *tôḵ* *yəʾōrāyw* which *ʾāmar* to me my *yəʾōrî* *wa-ʾănî* *ʿăśîtînî*", "grammar": { "*dabbēr*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - speak", "*wə-ʾāmartā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall say", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/declared", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am", "*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*meleḵ-miṣrayim*": "construct phrase - king of Egypt", "*tannîm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - sea monster/dragon/crocodile", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - great/large", "*rōḇēṣ*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - lying/crouching", "*tôḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*yəʾōrāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his rivers/canals", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said", "*yəʾōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my river/Nile", "*wa-ʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st person singular - and I", "*ʿăśîtînî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular with reflexive suffix - I made myself" }, "variants": { "*tannîm*": "sea monster/dragon/crocodile/great serpent", "*rōḇēṣ*": "lying/crouching/resting/lurking", "*yəʾōrāyw*": "his rivers/his Nile canals/his waterways", "*ʿăśîtînî*": "I made myself/I created myself/I brought myself into being" } }
• Matt 12:39 : 39 { "verseID": "Matthew.12.39", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ· καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου:", "text": "He *de* *apokritheis* *eipen* to them, *Genea* *ponēra* and *moichalis* *sēmeion* *epizētei*; and *sēmeion* not *dothēsetai* to it, except the *sēmeion* of *Iōna* the *prophētou*:", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*apokritheis*": "aorist, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered", "*eipen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*Genea*": "nominative, feminine, singular - generation", "*ponēra*": "nominative, feminine, singular - evil/wicked", "*moichalis*": "nominative, feminine, singular - adulterous", "*sēmeion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - sign", "*epizētei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - seeks", "*dothēsetai*": "future, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - will be given", "*Iōna*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jonah", "*prophētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the prophet" }, "variants": { "*apokritheis*": "having answered/having replied", "*eipen*": "said/spoke", "*Genea*": "generation/race/family", "*ponēra*": "evil/wicked/corrupt", "*moichalis*": "adulterous/unfaithful", "*sēmeion*": "sign/miracle/wonder", "*epizētei*": "seeks/demands/looks for", "*dothēsetai*": "will be given/will be granted", "*prophētou*": "prophet/one who speaks for God" } }