Exodus 7:12 Go deeper

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents: but Aaron’s rod swallowed up their rods. (KJV)

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וַיַּשְׁלִ֙יכוּ֙vai.yash.Li.khuand they threw down

Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to throw

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 1

אִ֣ישׁ'isheach one

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man: anyone

Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 2

מַטֵּ֔הוּma.Te.hustaff his

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tribe: rod

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 3

וַיִּהְי֖וּvai.yih.Yuand they became

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 4

לְתַנִּינִ֑םle.ta.ni.Nim<into> serpents

Lemma: תַּנִּין (tan.nin) · Strong's: H8577M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: serpent: snake

Used 5 times. Also: Exodus 7:9, Exodus 7:10, Deuteronomy 32:33, Psalms 91:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8577M; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 5

וַיִּבְלַ֥עvai.yiv.La'and it swallowed up

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 6

מַטֵּֽה\־ma.teh-[the] staff of

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: tribe: rod

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 7

אַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonAaron

Lemma: אַהֲרֹן (a.ha.ron) · Strong's: H0175

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Aaron

Used 347 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Exodus 4:27, Exodus 4:28, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 4:30, Exodus 5:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0175; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 8

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 9

מַטֹּתָֽם\׃ma.to.Tamstaffs their

Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: tribe: rod

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Exodus 7:12 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Each	→	אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone
one threw down	→	שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw
his staff	→	מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod
and it became	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
a serpent	→	תַּנִּין H8577M serpent: snake
But Aaron’s	→	אַהֲרֹן H0175 Aaron
staff	→	מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod
swallowed up	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up
[the other] staffs	→	מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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