Exodus
Exodus 10:4–5
4But if you refuse to let My people go, I will bring locusts into your territory tomorrow. 5They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields.
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Exodus 10:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| refuse | מָאֵ֥ן | mā·’ên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3986 refusing |
| to let My people | עַמִּ֑י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| go | לְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ | lə·šal·lê·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| I will bring | מֵבִ֥יא | mê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| locusts | אַרְבֶּ֖ה | ’ar·beh | Noun - masculine singular | H697 locust |
| into your territory | בִּגְבֻלֶֽךָ׃ | biḡ·ḇu·le·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֛ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
Exodus 10:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will cover | וְכִסָּה֙ | wə·ḵis·sāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3680 cover |
| the face | עֵ֣ין | ‘ên | Noun - common singular construct | H5869 eye |
| of the land | הָאָ֔רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| so that no | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one can | יוּכַ֖ל | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| see | לִרְאֹ֣ת | lir·’ōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| They will devour | וְאָכַ֣ל׀ | wə·’ā·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| whatever is | יֶ֣תֶר | ye·ṯer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3499 remainder, excellence, excess |
| left | הַנִּשְׁאֶ֤רֶת | han·niš·’e·reṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H7604 remain, be left over |
| after | הַפְּלֵטָ֗ה | hap·pə·lê·ṭāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H6413 escape |
| the hail | הַבָּרָ֔ד | hab·bā·rāḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1259 hail |
| and eat | וְאָכַל֙ | wə·’ā·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| tree | הָעֵ֔ץ | hā·‘êṣ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| that grows | הַצֹּמֵ֥חַ | haṣ·ṣō·mê·aḥ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6779 sprout, spring up |
| in your | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| fields | הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 10:4 Revelation 9:3 · Joel 2:25
Exodus 10:5 Joel 1:4 · Exodus 9:32 · Joel 2:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.