Exodus 8:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Moses said to Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I entreat for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to destroy the frogs from you and your houses, that they may remain in the river only?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יְהוָ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִן־הַבָּתִּ֥ים מִן־הַחֲצֵרֹ֖ת וּמִן־הַשָּׂדֹֽת׃

Transliteration

And wə-yaʿaś YHWH according to dəbar Mōšeh, and wə-yāmutû the ṣəpardəʿîm from the houses, from the ḥăṣērōt and from the śādōt.

Grammar Details

• *wə-yaʿaś*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *dəbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
• *wə-yāmutû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they died
• *ṣəpardəʿîm*: noun, feminine plural - frogs
• *ḥăṣērōt*: noun, feminine plural - courtyards/villages
• *śādōt*: noun, masculine plural - fields

Word Meanings

• *ḥăṣērōt*: courtyards/enclosures/villages

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And the LORD did as Moses asked, and the frogs died in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses sayde vnto Pharao: Appoynte thou the tyme vnto me, when I shall praye for the and thy servauntes ad thy people, to dryue awaye the frogges from the and thy housse, so that they shall remayne but in in the riuer only.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Moses sayde: Haue thou the honor before me, & appoynte me, wha I shal praye for ye, for yi seruauntes and for thy people: yt the frogges maye be dryuen awaye fro the & fro thy house, & remayne onely in the ryuer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Moses said vnto Pharaoh, Concerning me, euen command when I shall pray for thee, and for thy seruants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogges from thee and from thine houses, that they may remaine in the riuer only.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses sayde vnto Pharao: glory herein because of me, and appoynt when I shall pray for thee, and for thy seruauntes, and for thy people to dryue away the frogges from thee and thy houses: and they may remayne but in the ryuer onlye.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, [that] they may remain in the river only?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses saith to Pharaoh, `Beautify thyself over me; when do I make supplication for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to cut off the frogs from thee and from thy houses -- only in the River they do remain?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Have thou this glory over me: against what time shall I entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, that the frogs be destroyed from thee and thy houses, and remain in the river only?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses said, I will let you have the honour of saying when I am to make prayer for you and your servants and your people, that the frogs may be sent away from you and your houses, and be only in the Nile.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses said to Pharaoh, "I give you the honor of setting the time that I should pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, that the frogs be destroyed from you and your houses, and remain in the river only."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moses said to Pharaoh,“You may have the honor over me– when shall I pray for you, your servants, and your people, for the frogs to be removed from you and your houses, so that they will be left only in the Nile?”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 7:2 : 2 And the LORD said to Gideon, The people with you are too many for me to hand the Midianites over to you, lest Israel boast against me, saying, My own hand has saved me.
• 1 Kgs 18:25 : 25 And Elijah said to the prophets of Baal, Choose one bull for yourselves, and prepare it first; for you are many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire under.
• Isa 10:15 : 15 Shall the ax boast against him who cuts with it? Or shall the saw magnify itself against him who shakes it? As if the rod should shake itself against those who lift it up, or as if the staff should lift up itself, as if it were not wood.