Exodus 8:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְמָחָ֑ר וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ כִּדְבָ֣רְךָ֔ לְמַ֣עַן תֵּדַ֔ע כִּי־אֵ֖ין כַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

And wə-yōʾmer, for māḥār. And wə-yōʾmer, according to your didbārəkā, so that tēdaʿ that there is none like YHWH our ʾĕlōhênû.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *māḥār*: adverb - tomorrow
• *didbārəkā*: noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your word
• *tēdaʿ*: Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you may know
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *ʾĕlōhênû*: noun, masculine plural construct + 1st common plural suffix - our God

Word Meanings

• *didbārəkā*: your word/saying/command

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Pharaoh replied, "Tomorrow." And Moses said, "It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the LORD our God."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Aaron stretched his hande ouer the water of Egipte, and the frogges came vp ad couered the londe of Egipte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Aaron stretched his hade ouer the waters in Egipte, & there came vp frogges, so yt the londe of Egipte was couered.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Aaron stretched out his hand vpon the waters of Egypt, and the frogges came vp, and couered the land of Egypt.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Aaron stretched his hande ouer ye waters of Egypt, & the frogges came vp and couered the lande of Egypt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Aaron stretcheth out his hand against the waters of Egypt, and the frog cometh up, and covereth the land of Egypt;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And when Aaron put out his hand over the waters of Egypt, the frogs came up and all the land of Egypt was covered with them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Aaron extended his hand over the waters of Egypt, and frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 78:45 : 45 He sent various sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.
• Ps 105:30 : 30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.
• Rev 16:13 : 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs coming out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
• Lev 11:12 : 12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you.