Exodus 7:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.”

Exodus 7:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 7:919 words

כִּיkîRelative conjunction

יְדַבֵּרyədabērArrange

אֲלֵכֶםʾălēḵemNear

פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh

לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say

תְּנוּtənûGive

לָכֶםlāḵemTo

מוֹפֵתmwōp̄ētMiracle

וְאָמַרְתָּwəʾāmarətāAnd say

אֶלʾelNear

אַהֲרֹןʾahărōnAaron

קַחqaḥTake

אֶתʾet—

מַטְּךָmaṭəḵāBranch

וְהַשְׁלֵךְwəhašəlēḵəAnd throw

לִפְנֵיlip̄ənêTo face

פַרְעֹהp̄arəʿōhParoh

יְהִיyəhîExist

לְתַנִּיןlətanînTo monster

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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