Exodus
Exodus 7:10
10So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֤ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| and Aaron | וְאַהֲרֹן֙ | wə·’a·hă·rōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| went | וַיָּבֹ֨א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֔ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and did | וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּ | way·ya·ʿa·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֣ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֜ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| threw | וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ | way·yaš·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| his staff | מַטֵּ֗הוּ | maṭ·ṭê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Pharaoh | פַרְעֹ֛ה | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| and his officials | עֲבָדָ֖יו | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and it became | וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a serpent | לְתַנִּֽין׃ | lə·ṯan·nîn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.