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Each manוַ אִישׁthrew downיַּשְׁלִיכוּhis staff,מַטֵּהוּand they becameוַיִּהְיוּserpents;לְתַנִּינִםbut the staffוַ מַטֵּהof Aaronאַהֲרֹןswallowedיִּבְלַעtheir staffs.אֶת מַטֹּתָם
Exodus 7:12
Study it in the app“Each man threw down his staff, and they became serpents; but the staff of Aaron swallowed their staffs.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 7:12, word by word
- Each manאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- threw downיַּשְׁלִיכוּyashlichu
throw
To throw something with force, far off or down.
Where else “yashlichu” appears- his staffמַטֵּmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- and they becameיִּהְיוּyihyu
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “yihyu” appears- serpentsתַנִּינִםtaninim
sea monster
A huge beast of the sea.
Where else “taninim” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- swallowedיִּבְלַעyivla
swallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “yivla” appears
The context
11Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers; and they also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same by their secret arts.
12 · This verse (above)
13Yet the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had said.