Exodus
Exodus 9:23
23So Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and lightning struck the earth. So the LORD rained down hail upon the land of Egypt.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Moses | מֹשֶׁ֣ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| stretched out | וַיֵּ֨ט | way·yêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| his staff | מַטֵּהוּ֮ | maṭ·ṭê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4294 staff, rod, shaft |
| toward | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמַיִם֒ | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and the LORD | וַֽיהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sent | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| thunder | קֹלֹת֙ | qō·lōṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H6963 sound, voice |
| and hail | וּבָרָ֔ד | ū·ḇā·rāḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1259 hail |
| and lightning | אֵ֖שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| struck | וַתִּ֥הֲלַךְ | wat·ti·hă·laḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| the earth | אָ֑רְצָה | ’ā·rə·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| rained down | וַיַּמְטֵ֧ר | way·yam·ṭêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4305 rain |
| hail | בָּרָ֖ד | bā·rāḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H1259 hail |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| 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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Joshua 10:11 · Psalm 18:13 · Isaiah 30:30 · Ezekiel 38:22 · Revelation 8:7 · Psalm 148:8 · Psalm 78:47–48 · Psalm 77:18 · Psalm 29:3 · Psalm 105:32–33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.