Sign in
Exodus 7:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their enchantments.


Exodus 7:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 7:1112 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּקְרָא֙wayiqərāʾ
and he summonedconjH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
גַּםgam
alsoparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
פַּרְעֹ֔הparəʿōh
PharaohnounH6547
לַֽ/חֲכָמִ֖יםlaḥăkāmiym
the wise menpronH2450
subtil · wise · man)
וְ/לַֽ/מְכַשְּׁפִ֑יםwəlaməkašəpiym
and the sorcerersconjH3784
witch
וַ/יַּֽעֲשׂ֨וּwayaʿăśw
and they didconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
גַםgam
alsoadvH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
הֵ֜םhēm
theyprepH1992
like · (how · so) many (soever · more as) they ···
חַרְטֻמֵּ֥יḥarəṭumēy
the magicians ofnounH2748
מִצְרַ֛יִםmiṣərayim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
בְּ/לַהֲטֵי/הֶ֖םbəlahăṭēyhem
flamingpronH3858
enchantment
כֵּֽןkēn
thusparticleH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
AS
Adam SmithNote2mo ago
Pharaoh's Magicians and Real Power
I had a fascinating discussion with a Buddhist colleague about this passage - Pharaoh's magicians could replicate some of the plagues. She asked, 'So does that mean magic is real?' and I realized I'd ...
1