Exodus 9:2 Go deeper

For if thou refuse to let them go, and wilt hold them still, (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּ֛יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 1

אִם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 2

מָאֵ֥ןma.'En[are] refusing

Lemma: מָאֵן (ma.en) · Strong's: H3986

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: refusing

Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Jeremiah 38:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3986; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 3

אַתָּ֖ה'a.Tahyou

Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)

Meaning: you(m.s.)

Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 4

לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַle.sha.Le.achto let [them] go

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to send: let go

Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 5

וְעוֹדְךָ֖ve.'od.Khaand still you

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 6

מַחֲזִ֥יקma.cha.Zik[are] keeping hold

Lemma: חָזַק (cha.zaq) · Strong's: H2388H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to strengthen: hold

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 19:16, Genesis 21:18, Exodus 4:4, Deuteronomy 22:25, Deuteronomy 25:11, Judges 7:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2388H; TAHOT Exodus 9:2 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

But	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
if	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
you	→	אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.)
continue	→	עוֹד H5750 still
to restrain	→	חָזַק H2388H to strengthen: hold
them	→
and refuse	→	מָאֵן H3986 refusing
to let them go	→	שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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