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And thisהַזֶּהstaffוְאֶת הַמַּטֶּהyou shall takeתִּקַּחin your hand,בְּיָדֶךָwith whichאֲשֶׁר בּוֹyou shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהthe signs.”אֶת הָאֹתֹת
Exodus 4:17
Study it in the app“And this staff you shall take in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 4:17, word by word
- staffמַּטֶּהmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- you shall takeתִּקַּחtikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “tikach” appears- in your handיָדֶyade
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears- you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- the signsאֹתֹתotot
miracle
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “otot” appears
The context
16He shall speak for you to the people; and it will be that he will be a mouth for you, and you will be to him as Elohim.
17 · This verse (above)
18Moses went and returned to Jether his father-in-law and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”