1 {
"verseID": "Exodus.9.1",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה בֹּ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֑ה וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽעִבְרִ֔ים שַׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־עַמִּ֖י וְיַֽעַבְדֻֽנִי",
"text": "And *wayōʾmer* *YHWH* to *Mōšeh*, *bōʾ* to *Parʿōh* and *wədibbartā* to him, Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhê* the *hāʿibrîm*, *šallaḥ* *ʾet*-my people and *wəyaʿabdūnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wayōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*Mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*bōʾ*": "imperative, masculine singular - go/come",
"*Parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh",
"*wədibbartā*": "waw-consecutive perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall speak",
"*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/says",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct state, masculine plural - God of",
"*hāʿibrîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the Hebrews",
"*šallaḥ*": "imperative, masculine singular, Piel form - send away/let go",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*wəyaʿabdūnî*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - and they shall serve me"
},
"variants": {
"*bōʾ*": "come/go/enter",
"*šallaḥ*": "send away/release/let go",
"*wəyaʿabdūnî*": "serve me/worship me/work for me"
}
}
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"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Exodus.9.3",
"source": "הִנֵּ֨ה יַד־יְהוָ֜ה הוֹיָ֗ה בְּמִקְנְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה בַּסּוּסִ֤ים בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים בַּבָּקָ֖ר וּבַצֹּ֑אן דֶּ֖בֶר כָּבֵ֥ד מְאֹֽד",
"text": "*Hinnēh* *yad*-*YHWH* *hōyāh* on your *bəmiqnəkā* that in the *baśśādeh*, on the *bassûsîm*, on the *baḥămōrîm*, on the *baggəmallîm*, on the *babbāqār* and on the *ṣōʾn*, *deber* *kābēd* *məʾōd*",
"grammar": {
"*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look",
"*yad*": "construct state, feminine singular - hand of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*hōyāh*": "participle, feminine singular, Qal form - being/happening/occurring",
"*bəmiqnəkā*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - on your livestock",
"*baśśādeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field",
"*bassûsîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - on the horses",
"*baḥămōrîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - on the donkeys",
"*baggəmallîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - on the camels",
"*babbāqār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular collective - on the cattle",
"*ṣōʾn*": "noun, feminine singular collective - sheep/flock",
"*deber*": "noun, masculine singular - plague/pestilence",
"*kābēd*": "adjective, masculine singular - heavy/severe",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly"
},
"variants": {
"*hōyāh*": "being/occurring/coming",
"*deber*": "plague/pestilence/disease",
"*kābēd*": "heavy/severe/grievous"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Exodus.9.4",
"source": "וְהִפְלָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה בֵּ֚ין מִקְנֵ֣ה יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבֵ֖ין מִקְנֵ֣ה מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלֹ֥א יָמ֛וּת מִכָּל־לִבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל דָּבָֽר",
"text": "And *wəhiplāh* *YHWH* between *miqnēh* *Yiśrāʾēl* and between *miqnēh* *Miṣrāyim*, and not *yāmût* from all belonging to *libnê* *Yiśrāʾēl* *dābār*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhiplāh*": "waw-consecutive perfect, 3rd masculine singular, Hiphil form - and he will distinguish/separate",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*miqnēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - livestock of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*miqnēh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - livestock of",
"*Miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*yāmût*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, Qal form - will die",
"*libnê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to sons of/belonging to",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - thing/anything"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhiplāh*": "will distinguish/will separate/will make a distinction",
"*yāmût*": "will die/shall die",
"*dābār*": "thing/matter/word"
}
}