Exodus 7:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹֽא־יִשְׁמַ֤ע אֲלֵכֶם֙ פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶת־יָדִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וְהוֹצֵאתִ֨י אֶת־צִבְאֹתַ֜י אֶת־עַמִּ֤י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם בִּשְׁפָטִ֖ים גְּדֹלִֽים

Transliteration

And-not-yišmaʿ to-you Parʿōh and-nātattî ʾet-yādî in-Miṣrāyim and-hôṣēʾtî ʾet-ṣiḇʾōtay ʾet-ʿammî sons-of-Yiśrāʾēl from-land-of Miṣrayim with-šəp̄āṭîm gəḏōlîm

Grammar Details

• *yišmaʿ*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will listen
• *Parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh
• *nātattî*: qal perfect 1st singular - I will put
• *yādî*: feminine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my hand
• *Miṣrāyim*: proper noun - Egypt
• *hôṣēʾtî*: hiphil perfect 1st singular - I will bring out
• *ṣiḇʾōtay*: feminine plural noun with 1st singular suffix - my hosts/armies
• *ʿammî*: masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *šəp̄āṭîm*: masculine plural noun - judgments
• *gəḏōlîm*: masculine plural adjective - great

Word Meanings

• *yišmaʿ*: listen/hear/obey
• *nātattî*: put/place/set
• *yādî*: my hand/power/strength
• *ṣiḇʾōtay*: my hosts/armies/divisions
• *šəp̄āṭîm*: judgments/punishments/acts of judgment

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring my armies—my people, the Israelites—out of the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, and my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And yet Pharao shall not herken vnto you, that I maye sett myne honde vpon Egipte and brynge out myne armyes, eue my people the childern of Israel out of the lade of Egipte, with great iudgementes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Pharao shal not heare you, yt I maye shewe my hande in Egipte, & brynge myne armyes, euen my people the childre of Israel out of ye lande of Egipte, by greate iudgmetes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Pharaoh shall not hearken vnto you, that I may lay mine hand vpon Egypt, and bring out myne armies, euen my people, the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, by great iudgements.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Pharao shall not hearken vnto you, that I may set my hande vpon Egypt, and bryng out myne armies, and my people the chyldren of Israel out of the land of Egypt in great iudgmentes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, [and] my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Pharaoh doth not hearken, and I have put My hand on Egypt, and have brought out My hosts, My people, the sons of Israel, from the land of Egypt by great judgments;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Pharaoh will not hearken unto you, and I will lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth my hosts, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Pharaoh will not give ear to you, and I will put my hand on Egypt, and take my armies, my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt, after great punishments.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will lay my hand on Egypt, and bring forth my armies, my people the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great judgments.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 11:9 : 9 And the LORD said to Moses, Pharaoh will not listen to you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.
• Exod 6:6 : 6 Therefore, say to the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:
• Exod 12:51 : 51 And it came to pass on the very same day, that the LORD brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt according to their divisions.
• Judg 2:15 : 15 Wherever they went out, the hand of the LORD was against them for harm, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had sworn to them: and they were greatly distressed.
• Prov 19:29 : 29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
• Isa 26:9 : 9 With my soul I have desired You in the night; yes, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
• Lam 3:3 : 3 Surely against me He is turned; He turns His hand against me all day long.
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For thus says the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four severe judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the wild beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast?
• Ezek 25:11 : 11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
• Ezek 30:14 : 14 I will make Pathros desolate, set fire in Zoan, and execute judgments in No.
• Ezek 30:19 : 19 Thus I will execute judgments in Egypt: and they will know that I am the LORD.
• Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.
• Rev 16:7 : 7 And I heard another from the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments.
• Rev 19:2 : 2 For true and righteous are His judgments: for He has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged the blood of His servants at her hand.
• Exod 6:26 : 26 These are the Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies.
• Exod 9:3 : 3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon your cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the oxen, and the sheep: there shall be a very severe pestilence.
• Exod 10:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Moses, Go in to Pharaoh; for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, so that I may show these my signs before him:
• Exod 3:20 : 20 And I will stretch out my hand and strike Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof, and after that he will let you go.