Exodus 4:7

KJV1611 – Modern English

And he said, Put your hand into your bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again, and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָשֵׁ֤ב יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל־חֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַיָּ֥שֶׁב יָד֖וֹ אֶל־חֵיק֑וֹ וַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙ מֵֽחֵיק֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁ֖בָה כִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And yōʾmer hāšēb yādĕkā to-ḥêqekā and yāšeb yādô to-ḥêqô and yôṣîʾāh from-ḥêqô and-hinnēh-šābâh like-biśārô.

Grammar Details

• *yōʾmer*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said
• *hāšēb*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - return/bring back
• *yādĕkā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand
• *ḥêqekā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your bosom
• *yāšeb*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he returned
• *yādô*: noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
• *ḥêqô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bosom
• *yôṣîʾāh*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix with waw conversive - he brought it out
• *hinnēh*: interjection - behold/look
• *šābâh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it returned/was restored
• *biśārô*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his flesh

Word Meanings

• *hāšēb*: return/bring back/restore
• *šābâh*: returned/was restored/became again
• *biśārô*: his flesh/his skin/his body

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  'Now put your hand back into your cloak,' the LORD said. So he put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored to be like the rest of his body.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.)

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he saide: put thine hande in to thy bosome agayne. And he put his hande in to his bosome agayne, and plucked it out of his bosome, and beholde, it was turned agayn as his other flesh.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And he saide: Put it in to yi bosome agayne. And he put it agayne in to his bosome, & toke it out: beholde, the was it turned againe as his flesh.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Moreouer he said, Put thine hand into thy bosome againe. So he put his hande into his bosome againe, & pluckt it out of his bosome, and behold, it was turned againe as his other flesh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he sayde: Put thine hande into thy bosome againe. And he put his hand into his bosome agayne: and plucked it out of his bosome, and behold, it was turned agayne as his other fleshe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said, "Put your hand inside your cloak again." He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and He saith, `Put back thy hand unto thy bosom;' and he putteth back his hand unto his bosom, and he bringeth it out from his bosom, and lo, it hath turned back as his flesh --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his `other' flesh.)

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when he took it out of his bosom, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.)

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said, Put your hand inside your robe again. (And he put his hand into his robe again, and when he took it out he saw that it had become like his other flesh.)

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said, "Put your hand inside your cloak again." He put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, behold, it had turned again as his other flesh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said,“Put your hand back into your robe.” So he put his hand back into his robe, and when he brought it out from his robe– there it was, restored like the rest of his skin!

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 5:14 : 14 Then he went down and dipped himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh was restored like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
• Matt 8:3 : 3 And Jesus stretched out his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
• Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: nor is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
• Num 12:13-15 : 13 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, 'Heal her now, O God, I beseech you.' 14 And the LORD said to Moses, 'If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.' 15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days, and the people did not journey until Miriam was brought in again.