Exodus
Exodus 9:2–3
2But if you continue to restrain them and refuse to let them go, 3then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field— on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.
Word by word
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Exodus 9:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | כִּ֛י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you | אַתָּ֖ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| continue | וְעוֹדְךָ֖ | wə·‘ō·wḏ·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; second person masculine singular | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| to restrain | מַחֲזִ֥יק | ma·ḥă·zîq | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| them | בָּֽם׃ | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and refuse | מָאֵ֥ן | mā·’ên | Adjective - masculine singular | H3986 refusing |
| to let them go | לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַ | lə·šal·lê·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
Exodus 9:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then | הִנֵּ֨ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the hand | יַד־ | yaḏ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will bring | הוֹיָ֗ה | hō·w·yāh | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a severe | כָּבֵ֥ד | kā·ḇêḏ | Adjective - masculine singular | H3515 heavy |
| plague | דֶּ֖בֶר | de·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| on your livestock | בְּמִקְנְךָ֙ | bə·miq·nə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4735 cattle |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| on your horses | בַּסּוּסִ֤ים | bas·sū·sîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5483 swallow or swift |
| donkeys | בַּֽחֲמֹרִים֙ | ba·ḥă·mō·rîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| camels | בַּגְּמַלִּ֔ים | bag·gə·mal·lîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1581 camel |
| herds | בַּבָּקָ֖ר | bab·bā·qār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| and flocks | וּבַצֹּ֑אן | ū·ḇaṣ·ṣōn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
Cross-references
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Exodus 9:2 Exodus 8:2
Exodus 9:3 Exodus 7:4 · Acts 13:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.