Exodus 7:15

“Go to Pharaoh in the morning; look, he is going out to the water. Station yourself to meet him on the bank of the Nile, and the staff that was turned into a serpent you shall take in your hand.”

Exodus 7:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 7:15, word by word

Goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lech” appears
Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

Where else “paro” appears
in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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he is going outיֹצֵאyotse

go out

To go out of a place.

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to the waterמַּיְמָmayma

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

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Station yourselfנִצַּבְתָּnitsavta

stand

To remain upright in a place without moving.

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to meet himקְרָאתkerat

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

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the bankשְׂפַתsefat

edge

The edge where the sea or a river ends and the land begins.

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and the staffמַּטֶּהmate

staff

A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.

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was turnedנֶהְפַּךְnehpach

change

To change something into something else.

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into a serpentנָחָשׁnachash

serpent

A legless reptile that crawls and often bites with venom.

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you shall takeתִּקַּחtikach

take

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

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in your handיָדֶyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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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

14YHWH said to Moses, “The heart of Pharaoh is insensitive; he refuses to let the people go.

15 · This verse (above)

16And you shall say to him, ‘YHWH, the Elohim of the Hebrews, has sent me to you, saying, “Let my people go, that they may serve me in the wilderness.” But look, you have not listened until now.

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