Exodus 11:7

“But against any of the sons of Israel not a dog will so much as move its tongue, against either man or beast, so that you may know that YHWH makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.’”

Exodus 11:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 11:7, word by word

of the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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a dogכֶּלֶבkelev

dog

An animal that roams the city and eats what it finds, even carrion.

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will so much as moveיֶחֱרַץyecherats

bark

To wag the tongue against someone, to bark or threaten.

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its tongueלְשֹׁנleshon

tongue

The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.

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either manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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beastבְּהֵמָהbehema

beast

Animals in general.

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you may knowתֵּדְעוּtedu

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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makes a distinctionיַפְלֶהyafle

make a distinction

Make a distinction, treat differently, set apart.

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Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

6There will be a great outcry in all the land of Egypt, such as there has never been and such as there will never be again.

7 · This verse (above)

8Then all these servants of yours will come down to me and bow down to me, saying, ‘Go out, you and all the people who follow you!’ And after that I will go out.” And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

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