Exodus 8:9

“Moses said to Pharaoh, “Have the honor over me: for when shall I pray for you and for your servants and for your people, that the frogs be cut off from you and from your houses and remain only in the Nile?””

Exodus 8:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 8:9, word by word

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).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro

Pharaoh

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

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“Have the honorהִתְפָּאֵרhitpaer

have the honor

A polite formula for asking someone of rank: "deign to".

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for whenמָתַיmatay

when?

When? How long?

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shall I prayאַעְתִּירatir

plead

To pray to God persistently, asking him for something.

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and for your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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and for your peopleעַמְּam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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that the frogsצֲפַרְדְּעִיםtsafardim

frog

Frog.

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be cut offהַכְרִיתhachrit

cut off

To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.

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and from your housesבָּתֶּיbate

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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and remainתִּשָּׁאַרְנָהtishaarna

remain

To remain, what is left.

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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

8Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, “Pray to YHWH that he remove the frogs from me and from my people, and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice to YHWH.”

9 · This verse (above)

10He said, “Tomorrow.” And he said, “As you say, so that you may know that there is no one like YHWH our Elohim.

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