Exodus
Exodus 7:12
12Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Each | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| one threw down | וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙ | way·yaš·lî·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| his staff | מַטֵּ֔הוּ | maṭ·ṭê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| and it became | וַיִּהְי֖וּ | way·yih·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a serpent | לְתַנִּינִ֑ם | lə·ṯan·nî·nim | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
| But Aaron’s | אַהֲרֹ֖ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| staff | מַטֵּֽה־ | maṭ·ṭêh- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| swallowed up | וַיִּבְלַ֥ע | way·yiḇ·la‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| staffs | מַטֹּתָֽם׃ | maṭ·ṭō·ṯām | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.