Exodus
Exodus 9:10
10So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they took | וַיִּקְח֞וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| soot | פִּ֣יחַ | pî·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6368 soot |
| from the furnace | הַכִּבְשָׁ֗ן | hak·kiḇ·šān | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3536 kiln |
| and stood | וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ | way·ya·‘am·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Pharaoh | פַרְעֹ֔ה | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| tossed | וַיִּזְרֹ֥ק | way·yiz·rōq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2236 to toss or throw |
| it | אֹת֛וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into the air | הַשָּׁמָ֑יְמָה | haš·šā·mā·yə·māh | Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and | וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| festering | אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת | ’ă·ḇa‘·bu·‘ōṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H76 inflammatory pustule |
| boils | שְׁחִין֙ | šə·ḥîn | Noun - masculine singular | H7822 boil |
| broke out | פֹּרֵ֕חַ | pō·rê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6524 bud, sprout, shoot |
| on man | בָּאָדָ֖ם | bā·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| and beast | וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃ | ū·ḇab·bə·hê·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.