Exodus
Exodus 7:17
17This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will turn to blood.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| By this | בְּזֹ֣את | bə·zōṯ | Preposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| you will know | תֵּדַ֔ע | tê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֖י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| with the staff | בַּמַּטֶּ֣ה | bam·maṭ·ṭeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| in my hand | בְּיָדִ֗י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| I | אָנֹכִ֜י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will strike | מַכֶּ֣ה׀ | mak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the water | הַמַּ֛יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| of the Nile | בַּיְאֹ֖ר | bay·’ōr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2975 stream |
| and it will turn | וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ | wə·ne·hep̄·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H2015 turn, overturn |
| to blood | לְדָֽם׃ | lə·ḏām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H1818 blood |
Cross-references
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Exodus 4:9 · Exodus 7:5 · Exodus 5:2 · Ezekiel 39:28 · Ezekiel 38:23 · Psalm 9:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.