Exodus

Exodus 4:8–9

8And the LORD said, “If they refuse to believe you or heed the witness of the first sign, they may believe that of the second. 9But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”

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Exodus 4:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
they refuseלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya·’ă·mî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH539 confirm, support
youלָ֔ךְlāḵPreposition; second person masculine singular
orוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
heedיִשְׁמְע֔וּyiš·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH8085 hear
the witnessלְקֹ֖לlə·qōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןhā·ri·šō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH7223 former, first, chief
signהָאֹ֣תhā·’ōṯArticle; Noun - common singularH226 sign
they may believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּwə·he·’ĕ·mî·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH539 confirm, support
of the secondהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃hā·’a·ḥă·rō·wnArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH314 coming after

Exodus 4:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Butוְהָיָ֡הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
ifאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
they do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya·’ă·mî·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH539 confirm, support
evenגַּם֩gamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יliš·nêPreposition-l; Number - masculine dual constructH8147 two
signsהָאֹת֜וֹתhā·’ō·ṯō·wṯArticle; Noun - common pluralH226 sign
or listenיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yiš·mə·‘ūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH8085 hear
to your voiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָlə·qō·le·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6963 sound, voice
takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙wə·lā·qaḥ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
some waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmim·mê·mêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH4325 water, juice, urine
from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay·’ōrArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2975 stream
and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖wə·šā·p̄aḵ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH8210 pour out, pour
it on the dry groundהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhay·yab·bā·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3004 dry land, dry ground
Thenוְהָי֤וּwə·hā·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ham·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH4325 water, juice, urine
you takeתִּקַּ֣חtiq·qaḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3947 take
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay·’ōrArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2975 stream
will becomeוְהָי֥וּwə·hā·yūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
bloodלְדָ֖םlə·ḏāmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH1818 blood
on the groundבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bay·yab·bā·šeṯPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH3006 id.

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Exodus 4:8 Exodus 4:30–31 · Isaiah 28:10 · Deuteronomy 32:39

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