Exodus

Exodus 9:8

⁸Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from the furnace; in the sight of Pharaoh, Moses is to toss it into the air.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then 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	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Aaron	אַהֲרֹן֒	’a·hă·rōn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H175 Aaron
Take	קְח֤וּ	qə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
handfuls	מְלֹ֣א	mə·lō	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4393 fulness, that which fills
of soot	פִּ֖יחַ	pî·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6368 soot
from the furnace	כִּבְשָׁ֑ן	kiḇ·šān	Noun - masculine singular	H3536 kiln
in the sight	לְעֵינֵ֥י	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of Pharaoh	פַרְעֹֽה׃	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
is to toss it	וּזְרָק֥וֹ	ū·zə·rā·qōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2236 to toss or throw
into the air	הַשָּׁמַ֖יְמָה	haš·šā·may·māh	Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H8064 sky, aloft

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.