Exodus 8:2

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{ "verseID": "Exodus.8.2", "source": "וַיֵּ֤ט אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל מֵימֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֙עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And *wə-yēṭ* *ʾAhărōn* *ʾet*-his hand over *mêmê* *Miṣrayim*, and *wə-taʿal* the *ṣəpardēaʿ* and *wə-təkas* *ʾet*-*ʾereṣ* *Miṣrayim*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yēṭ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stretched out", "*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mêmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - waters of", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wə-taʿal*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she/it came up", "*ṣəpardēaʿ*": "noun, feminine singular (collective) - frog/frogs", "*wə-təkas*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she/it covered", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land/earth" }, "variants": { "*ṣəpardēaʿ*": "frog (collective singular form used for plural 'frogs')" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֤ט אַהֲרֹן֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ עַ֖ל מֵימֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֙עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And wə-yēṭ ʾAhărōn ʾet-his hand over mêmê Miṣrayim, and wə-taʿal the ṣəpardēaʿ and wə-təkas ʾet-ʾereṣ Miṣrayim.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yēṭ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stretched out
• *ʾAhărōn*: proper noun - Aaron
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *mêmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - waters of
• *Miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *wə-taʿal*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she/it came up
• *ṣəpardēaʿ*: noun, feminine singular (collective) - frog/frogs
• *wə-təkas*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she/it covered
• *ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine singular construct - land/earth

Word Meanings

• *ṣəpardēaʿ*: frog (collective singular form used for plural 'frogs')

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will strike all your borders with frogs:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if thou refuse{H3986} to let them go,{H7971} behold, I will smite{H5062} all thy borders{H1366} with frogs:{H6854}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And if thou refuse{H3986} to let them go{H7971}{(H8763)}, behold, I will smite{H5062}{(H8802)} all thy borders{H1366} with frogs{H6854}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf thou wilt not let them goo: beholde I will smyte all thy londe with frogges.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf thou wilt not let the go, beholde, I wil smyte all ye borders of yi lode wt frogges,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And if thou wilt not let them goe, beholde, I will smite all thy countrey with frogges:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And if thou refuse to let them go, beholde, I wyll smyte all thy borders with frogges:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And if thou refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and if thou art refusing to send away, lo, I am smiting all thy border with frogs;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And if you will not let them go, see, I will send frogs into every part of your land:

• World English Bible (2000)

  If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But if you refuse to release them, then I am going to plague all your territory with frogs.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 7:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Exodus.7.14", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה כָּבֵ֖ד לֵ֣ב פַּרְעֹ֑ה מֵאֵ֖ן לְשַׁלַּ֥ח הָעָֽם", "text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* unto-*Mōšeh* *kāḇēḏ* heart-of *Parʿōh* *mēʾēn* to-*šallaḥ* the-*ʿām*", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*kāḇēḏ*": "adjective masculine singular - heavy", "*Parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "*mēʾēn*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - he refuses", "*šallaḥ*": "piel infinitive construct - to send away", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people" }, "variants": { "*kāḇēḏ*": "heavy/hardened/stubborn/unresponsive", "*mēʾēn*": "refuses/is unwilling/declines", "*šallaḥ*": "send away/let go/release" } }
• Exod 9:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Exodus.9.2", "source": "כִּ֛י אִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ וְעוֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֥יק בָּֽם", "text": "For if *māʾēn* you *ləšallēaḥ* and *wəʿōdəkā* *maḥăzîq* in them", "grammar": { "*māʾēn*": "participle, masculine singular, Piel form - refusing", "*ləšallēaḥ*": "preposition + infinitive construct, Piel form - to send away/release", "*wəʿōdəkā*": "conjunction + adverb + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and still you", "*maḥăzîq*": "participle, masculine singular, Hiphil form - holding/strengthening/seizing" }, "variants": { "*māʾēn*": "refusing/declining", "*ləšallēaḥ*": "to send away/to release/to let go", "*maḥăzîq*": "holding fast/seizing/strengthening/retaining" } }
• Ps 78:45 : 45 { "verseID": "Psalms.78.45", "source": "יְשַׁלַּ֬ח בָּהֶ֣ם עָ֭רֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵ֑ם וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃", "text": "*yəšallaḥ* among-them *ʿārōb* *wə-yōʾklēm* and-*ṣəphardēaʿ* *wə-tašḥîtēm*", "grammar": { "*yəšallaḥ*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he sent", "*ʿārōb*": "masculine singular noun - swarm/flies", "*wə-yōʾklēm*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix with waw consecutive - and they devoured them", "*ṣəphardēaʿ*": "feminine singular noun (collective) - frogs", "*wə-tašḥîtēm*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix with waw consecutive - and it/they destroyed them" }, "variants": { "*yəšallaḥ*": "sent/let loose/sent forth", "*ʿārōb*": "swarm/flies/mixture of insects", "*ṣəphardēaʿ*": "frogs (collective)", "*wə-tašḥîtēm*": "destroyed them/brought ruin upon them" } }
• Ps 105:30 : 30 { "verseID": "Psalms.105.30", "source": "שָׁרַ֣ץ אַרְצָ֣ם צְפַרְדְּעִ֑ים בְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗י מַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "*šāraṣ* *ʾarṣām* *ṣəpardəʿīm* in-*ḥadrēy* *malkēyhem*", "grammar": { "*šāraṣ*": "qal perfect, 3ms - it teemed/swarmed", "*ʾarṣām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3mp suffix - their land", "*ṣəpardəʿīm*": "noun, masculine plural - frogs", "*ḥadrēy*": "noun, masculine plural construct - chambers of", "*malkēyhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3mp suffix - their kings" }, "variants": { "*šāraṣ*": "teemed/swarmed/bred abundantly", "*ʾarṣām*": "their land/territory/country", "*ṣəpardəʿīm*": "frogs/amphibians", "*ḥadrēy*": "chambers/rooms/inner quarters", "*malkēyhem*": "their kings/rulers" } }
• Rev 16:13-14 : 13 { "verseID": "Revelation.16.13", "source": "Καὶ εἶδον ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ δράκοντος, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ θηρίου, καὶ ἐκ τοῦ στόματος τοῦ ψευδοπροφήτου πνεύματα τρία ἀκάθαρτα ὁμοία βάτραχοις.", "text": "And I *eidon* from the *stomatos* of-the *drakontos*, and from the *stomatos* of-the *thēriou*, and from the *stomatos* of-the *pseudoprophētou* *pneumata* *tria* *akatharta* *homoia* *batrachois*.", "grammar": { "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - saw/perceived", "*stomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - mouth", "*drakontos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - dragon", "*thēriou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - beast/wild animal", "*pseudoprophētou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - false prophet", "*pneumata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - spirits", "*tria*": "accusative, neuter, plural - three", "*akatharta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - unclean/impure", "*homoia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - like/similar to", "*batrachois*": "dative, masculine, plural - frogs" }, "variants": { "*eidon*": "saw/perceived/beheld", "*stomatos*": "mouth/opening/utterance", "*drakontos*": "dragon/serpent", "*thēriou*": "beast/wild animal/monster", "*pseudoprophētou*": "false prophet/one who speaks falsely", "*pneumata*": "spirits/breath/wind", "*akatharta*": "unclean/impure/defiled", "*homoia*": "like/similar to/resembling", "*batrachois*": "frogs/toads" } } 14 { "verseID": "Revelation.16.14", "source": "Εἰσὶν γὰρ πνεύματα δαιμονίων, ποιοῦντα σημεῖα, ἐκπορεύεται ἐπὶ τοὺς βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς καὶ τῆς οἰκουμένης ὅλης, συναγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸν πόλεμον τῆς ἡμέρας ἐκείνης τῆς μεγάλης τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ Παντοκράτορος.", "text": "They *eisin* for *pneumata* of-*daimoniōn*, *poiounta* *sēmeia*, it *ekporeuetai* to the *basileis* of-the *gēs* and of-the *oikoumenēs* *holēs*, to-*synagagein* them into the *polemon* of-the *hēmeras* *ekeinēs* the *megalēs* of-the *Theou* of-the *Pantokratoros*.", "grammar": { "*eisin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they are", "*pneumata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - spirits", "*daimoniōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - demons/evil spirits", "*poiounta*": "present active participle, nominative, neuter, plural - doing/performing", "*sēmeia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - signs/miracles", "*ekporeuetai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - goes out/proceeds", "*basileis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - kings/rulers", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land", "*oikoumenēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - inhabited earth/world", "*holēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - whole/entire", "*synagagein*": "aorist active infinitive - to gather together", "*polemon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - war/battle", "*hēmeras*": "genitive, feminine, singular - day", "*ekeinēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - that", "*megalēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - great", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - God", "*Pantokratoros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Almighty" }, "variants": { "*pneumata*": "spirits/breaths/winds", "*daimoniōn*": "demons/evil spirits/demonic entities", "*poiounta*": "doing/performing/making", "*sēmeia*": "signs/miracles/wonders", "*ekporeuetai*": "goes out/proceeds/departs", "*basileis*": "kings/rulers/monarchs", "*oikoumenēs*": "inhabited earth/world/civilized world", "*holēs*": "whole/entire/complete", "*synagagein*": "to gather together/assemble/bring together", "*polemon*": "war/battle/conflict", "*hēmeras*": "day/time period", "*megalēs*": "great/mighty/important", "*Pantokratoros*": "Almighty/All-powerful/Ruler of all" } }