Deuteronomy 6:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and serious, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן יְהוָ֡ה אוֹתֹ֣ת וּ֠מֹפְתִים גְּדֹלִ֨ים וְרָעִ֧ים ׀ בְּמִצְרַ֛יִם בְּפַרְעֹ֥ה וּבְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ לְעֵינֵֽינוּ

Transliteration

And wayyittēn YHWH ʾôtōt and-ûmōpĕtîm gĕdōlîm and-wĕrāʿîm in-bĕmiṣrayim on-bĕparʿōh and-on-all-ûbĕkol-bêtô to-lĕʿênênû

Grammar Details

• *wa-yyittēn*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he gave
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾôtōt*: masculine plural noun - signs
• *û-mōpĕtîm*: conjunction + masculine plural noun - and wonders
• *gĕdōlîm*: masculine plural adjective - great
• *wĕ-rāʿîm*: conjunction + masculine plural adjective - and harmful
• *bĕ-miṣrayim*: preposition + proper noun - in Egypt
• *bĕ-parʿōh*: preposition + proper noun - on Pharaoh
• *û-bĕ-kol*: conjunction + preposition + noun, construct - and on all of
• *bêtô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house
• *lĕ-ʿênênû*: preposition + dual noun + 1st person plural suffix - before our eyes

Word Meanings

• *yittēn*: gave/put/placed
• *ʾôtōt*: signs/tokens/omens
• *mōpĕtîm*: wonders/miracles/portents
• *gĕdōlîm*: great/large/important
• *rāʿîm*: harmful/evil/distressing
• *bayit*: house/household/dynasty
• *ʿênayim*: eyes/sight/presence

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  The LORD performed great and distressing signs and wonders before our eyes against Egypt, Pharaoh, and his whole household.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD shewed signs and wonrs, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and Jehovah{H3068} showed{H5414} signs{H226} and wonders,{H4159} great{H1419} and sore,{H7451} upon Egypt,{H4714} upon Pharaoh,{H6547} and upon all his house,{H1004} before our eyes;{H5869}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the LORD{H3068} shewed{H5414}{(H8799)} signs{H226} and wonders{H4159}, great{H1419} and sore{H7451}, upon Egypt{H4714}, upon Pharaoh{H6547}, and upon all his household{H1004}, before our eyes{H5869}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde shewed signes and wondres both greate ad evell vppon Egipte, Pharao and vppon all his housholde, before oure eyes

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and the LORDE did greate & euell tokens & wonders in Egipte vpo Pharao and all his house before oure eyes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the Lord shewed signes and wonders great and euill vpon Egypt, vpon Pharaoh, and vpon all his housholde, before our eyes,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lorde shewed signes, and wonders, great and euyll vpon Egypt, vpon Pharao, and vpon all his householde, before our eyes:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Yahweh shown signs and wonders, great and sore, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Jehovah giveth signs and wonders, great and sad, on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Jehovah showed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his house, before our eyes;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord did great signs and wonders against Egypt, and against Pharaoh and all his house, before our eyes:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and Yahweh showed great and awesome signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his house, before our eyes;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And he brought signs and great, devastating wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on his whole family before our very eyes.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 4:34 : 34 Or has God attempted to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, by wonders, by war, by a mighty hand, by a stretched out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
• Ps 135:9 : 9 He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.
• Deut 7:19 : 19 The great trials which your eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched out arm, whereby the LORD your God brought you out: so shall the LORD your God do to all the people of whom you are afraid.
• Ps 58:10-11 : 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11 So that a man shall say, Truly there is a reward for the righteous: truly he is a God who judges in the earth.
• Ps 91:8 : 8 Only with your eyes shall you behold and see the reward of the wicked.
• Exod 7:1-9 : 1 And the LORD said to Moses, See, I have made you a god to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet. 2 You shall speak all that I command you, and Aaron your brother shall speak to Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land. 3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt. 4 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. 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I stretch forth my hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them. 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so they did. 7 And Moses was eighty years old, and Aaron eighty-three years old, when they spoke to Pharaoh. 8 And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 9 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. 10 And Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh, and they did so as the LORD had commanded, and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers, now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments. 12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents, but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
• Exod 14:1-9 : 1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, that they turn and camp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, opposite Baalzephon: before it you shall camp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are trapped in the land, the wilderness has shut them in. 4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall pursue them; and I will be honored upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD. And they did so. 5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people had fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us? 6 And he prepared his chariot, and took his people with him: 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over each of them. 8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the children of Israel went out with boldness. 9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them camping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before Baalzephon. 10 And when Pharaoh drew near, the children of Israel lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after them; and they were greatly afraid: and the children of Israel cried out to the LORD. 11 And they said to Moses, Because there were no graves in Egypt, have you taken us away to die in the wilderness? why have you dealt with us in this way, to bring us out of Egypt? 12 Is not this the word that we told you in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians, than to die in the wilderness. 13 And Moses said to the people, Do not fear, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you today: for the Egyptians whom you have seen today, you shall see them again no more forever. 14 The LORD shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. 15 And the LORD said to Moses, Why do you cry to me? speak to the children of Israel, that they go forward: 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will gain honor over Pharaoh, and over all his host, over his chariots, and over his horsemen. 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gained honor over Pharaoh, over his chariots, and over his horsemen. 19 And the angel of God, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud went from before them, and stood behind them: 20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one did not come near the other all night. 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left. 23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them into the midst of the sea, all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots, and his horsemen. 24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians, 25 And took off their chariot wheels, so that they drove them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fights for them against the Egyptians. 26 And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. 28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and the horsemen, and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them; not so much as one of them remained. 29 But the children of Israel walked on dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand, and on their left. 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. 31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the LORD, and his servant Moses.
• Deut 1:30 : 30 The LORD your God, who goes before you, He will fight for you, according to all He did for you in Egypt before your eyes;
• Deut 3:21 : 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Your eyes have seen all that the LORD your God has done to these two kings; so shall the LORD do to all the kingdoms through which you pass.
• Deut 4:3 : 3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD your God has destroyed them from among you.