Exodus 4:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאֶת־הַמַּטֶּ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה תִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה־בּ֖וֹ אֶת־הָאֹתֹֽת׃ פ

Transliteration

And-ʾet-the-maṭṭeh the-zeh tiqqaḥ in-yādekā which taʿăśeh-with-it ʾet-the-ʾōtōt.

Grammar Details

• *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

Word Meanings

• *maṭṭeh*: staff/rod/branch
• *taʿăśeh*: do/perform/work
• *ʾōtōt*: signs/wonders/miracles

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And take this staff in your hand, for with it you shall perform the signs.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt take{H3947} in thy hand{H3027} this rod,{H4294} wherewith thou shalt do{H6213} the signs.{H226}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt take{H3947}{(H8799)} this rod{H4294} in thine hand{H3027}, wherewith thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8799)} signs{H226}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  and take this rodd in thy hade, wherwith thou shalt do myracles.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And take in thine hande this staff, wherwith thou shalt do tokens.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do miracles.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And thou shalt take this rodde in thy hande, wherewith thou shalt do miracles.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and this rod thou dost take in thy hand, with which thou doest the signs.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And take in your hand this rod with which you will do the signs.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You will also take in your hand this staff, with which you will do the signs.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 4:2 : 2 And the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? And he said, A rod.
• Exod 7:9-9 : 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. 13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he did not listen to them, as the LORD had said. 14 And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh's heart is hardened, he refuses to let the people go. 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning; see, he goes out to the water; and you shall stand by the river's edge until he comes; and the rod which was turned to a serpent you shall take in your hand. 16 And you shall say to him, The LORD God of the Hebrews has sent me to you, saying, Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness, and, behold, you have not listened. 17 Thus says the LORD, By this you shall know that I am the LORD: behold, I will strike with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. 18 And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river. 19 And the LORD spoke to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take your rod, and stretch out your hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone. 20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.
• 1 Cor 1:27 : 27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;