Exodus 4:9

“And it will be that if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you shall take some of the water of the Nile and pour it on the dry ground, and the water that you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry ground.””

Exodus 4:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 4:9, word by word

And it will beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” appears
believeיַאֲמִינוּyaaminu

believe

To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.

Where else “yaaminu” appears
twoשְׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shene” appears
signsאֹתוֹתotot

miracle

A miracle that shows God's power.

Where else “otot” appears
listenיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu

obey

To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.

Where else “yishmu” appears
to your voiceקֹלֶkole

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kole” appears
you shall takeלָקַחְתָּlakachta

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lakachta” appears
some of the waterמֵּימֵיmeme

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “meme” appears
and pour itשָׁפַכְתָּshafachta

spill

To empty out water or blood; "spill blood" is to kill.

Where else “shafachta” appears
on the dry groundיַּבָּשָׁהyabasha

dry land

What is dry: dry land, in contrast with the sea.

Where else “yabasha” appears
bloodדָםdam

blood

The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.

Where else “dam” appears
on the dry groundיַּבָּשֶׁתyabashet

dry land

Dry land, firm ground.

Where else “yabashet” appears

Places in this verse

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

    Today: Nile River, Uganda to Egypt and the Mediterranean

    Egypt's great river; it flows north to the Mediterranean Sea.

    Pharaoh dreamed beside the Nile (Gen 41:1). God turned its waters to blood (Exod 7:20), and baby Moses was placed on its bank (Exod 2:3-5).

    Genesis 41:1Exodus 7:20Exodus 2:52 Kings 19:24

The context

8“And it will be that if they do not believe you or listen to the voice of the first sign, they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

9 · This verse (above)

10Moses said to YHWH, “Please, Adonai, I have never been a man of words, either in the past or before that or since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of mouth and slow of tongue.”

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