Exodus
Exodus 8:9
9Moses said to Pharaoh, “You may have the honor over me. When shall I pray for you and your officials and your people that the frogs (except for those in the Nile) may be taken away from you and your houses?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Pharaoh | לְפַרְעֹה֮ | lə·p̄ar·‘ōh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| You may have the honor | הִתְפָּאֵ֣ר | hiṯ·pā·’êr | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular | H6286 beautify, glorify |
| over me | עָלַי֒ | ‘ā·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H5921 height |
| When | לְמָתַ֣י׀ | lə·mā·ṯay | Preposition-l; Interrogative | H4970 when? |
| shall I pray | אַעְתִּ֣יר | ’a‘·tîr | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6279 pray, supplicafe |
| for you | לְךָ֗ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and your officials | וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | wə·la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and your people | וּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔ | ū·lə·‘am·mə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| that the frogs | הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים | ha·ṣă·p̄ar·də·‘îm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H6854 frogs |
| except for those | תִּשָּׁאַֽרְנָה׃ | tiš·šā·’ar·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H7604 remain, be left over |
| in the Nile | בַּיְאֹ֖ר | bay·’ōr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2975 stream |
| may be taken away | לְהַכְרִית֙ | lə·haḵ·rîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from | מִמְּךָ֖ | mim·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| you and your houses | וּמִבָּתֶּ֑יךָ | ū·mib·bāt·te·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1004 house |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.