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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Throw itהַשְׁלִיכֵהוּon the ground.”אַרְצָהSo he threw itוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵהוּon the ground,אַרְצָהand it becameוַיְהִיa serpent,לְנָחָשׁand Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהfledיָּנָסfrom it.מִפָּנָיו
Exodus 4:3
Study it in the app“He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So he threw it on the ground, and it became a serpent, and Moses fled from it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 4:3, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Throw itהַשְׁלִיכֵhashliche
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “hashliche” appears- on the groundאַרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears- and it becameיְהִיyehi
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yehi” appears- a serpentנָחָשׁnachash
serpent
A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.
Where else “nachash” appears- and Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- fledיָּנָסyanas
flee
To run off to get away from a danger or an enemy.
Where else “yanas” appears- from itפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears
The context
2YHWH said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”
3 · This verse (above)
4Then YHWH said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand and seize it by its tail.” So he stretched out his hand and grasped it, and it became a staff in his hand,