Exodus

Exodus 8:5–6

⁵And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”

⁶So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.

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Exodus 8:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moses	מֹשֶׁה֒	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
Tell	אֱמֹ֣ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Aaron	אַהֲרֹ֗ן	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Stretch out	נְטֵ֤ה	nə·ṭêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
your hand	יָדְךָ֙	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
with your staff	בְּמַטֶּ֔ךָ	bə·maṭ·ṭe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the rivers	הַ֨נְּהָרֹ֔ת	han·nə·hā·rōṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
and canals	הַיְאֹרִ֖ים	hay·’ō·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2975 stream
and ponds	הָאֲגַמִּ֑ים	hā·’ă·ḡam·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H98 troubled pool
and cause the frogs	הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים	haṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H6854 frogs
to come up onto	וְהַ֥עַל	wə·ha·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Exodus 8:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֙	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
stretched out	וַיֵּ֤ט	way·yêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
his hand	יָד֔וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
over	עַ֖ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מֵימֵ֣י	mê·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
of Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and the frogs	הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ	haṣ·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6854 frogs
came up	וַתַּ֙עַל֙	wat·ta·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and covered	וַתְּכַ֖ס	wat·tə·ḵas	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3680 cover
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Cross-references

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Exodus 8:5 Exodus 7:19

Exodus 8:6 Psalm 105:30 · Psalm 78:45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.