Exodus
Exodus 7:1–2
1The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. 2You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.
Word by word
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Exodus 7:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֔ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| See | רְאֵ֛ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| I have made | נְתַתִּ֥יךָ | nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you like God | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| to Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹ֑ה | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and your brother | אָחִ֖יךָ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹ֥ן | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| will be | יִהְיֶ֥ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| your prophet | נְבִיאֶֽךָ׃ | nə·ḇî·’e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
Exodus 7:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are to speak | תְדַבֵּ֔ר | ṯə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I command you | אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ | ’ă·ṣaw·we·kā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| and your brother | אָחִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḥî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹ֤ן | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| is to tell | יְדַבֵּ֣ר | yə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֔ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| to let the Israelites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| go | וְשִׁלַּ֥ח | wə·šil·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| out of his land | מֵאַרְצֽוֹ׃ | mê·’ar·ṣōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 7:1 Exodus 4:15–16 · Psalm 82:6 · John 10:35–36 · Jeremiah 1:10 · 1 Kings 17:23 · 2 Kings 6:32 · Genesis 19:21 · Ecclesiastes 1:10 · Exodus 16:29
Exodus 7:2 Exodus 4:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.