YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלMoses,מֹשֶׁה“SayאֱמֹרtoאֶלAaron,אַהֲרֹן‘Stretch outנְטֵהyour handאֶת יָדְךָwith your staffבְּמַטֶּךָoverעַלthe rivers,הַנְּהָרֹתoverעַלthe canals,הַיְאֹרִיםand overוְעַלthe pools,הָאֲגַמִּיםand bring upוְהַעַלthe frogsאֶת הַצְפַרְדְּעִיםonעַלthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.’”מִצְרָיִם
Exodus 8:5
Study it in the app“YHWH said to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and bring up the frogs on the land of Egypt.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 8:5, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- ‘Stretch outנְטֵהnete
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “nete” appears- your handיָדְyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- with your staffמַטֶּmate
staff
A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.
Where else “mate” appears- the riversנְּהָרֹתneharot
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “neharot” appears- the canalsיְאֹרִיםyeorim
Nile
See it on the mapWhere else “yeorim” appears- the poolsאֲגַמִּיםagamim
pool
A pool of still water that forms in low ground.
Where else “agamim” appears- and bring upהַעַלhaal
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “haal” appears- the frogsצְפַרְדְּעִיםtsefardim
frog
Frog.
Where else “tsefardim” appears- the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Egypt.’מִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
Places in this verse
1Nile
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).
2Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
4The frogs will come up on you, on your people, and on all your servants.”’”
5 · This verse (above)
6So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.