Hebrew Interlinear

Exodus 4:4 Interlinear

said And the LORD unto Moses And he put forth his hand and take it by the tail And he put forth his hand and caught it and it became a rod in his hand

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2יְהוָה֙H3068And the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
4מֹשֶׁ֔הH4872unto Mosesmosheh, the israelite lawgiver
5וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חH7971And he put forthto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
6יָדוֹ֙H3027his handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
7וֶֽאֱחֹ֖זH270and taketo seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
8בִּזְנָב֑וֹH2180it by the tailthe tail (literally or figuratively)
9וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חH7971And he put forthto send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
10יָדוֹ֙H3027his handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
11וַיַּ֣חֲזֶקH2388and caughtto fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restra
12בּ֔וֹH0
13וַיְהִ֥יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
14לְמַטֶּ֖הH4294it and it became a roda branch (as extending); figuratively, a tribe; also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance),
15בְּכַפּֽוֹ׃H3709in his handthe hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-

Verse Context

Exodus 4:3And he said And he cast it on the ground And he cast it on the ground ...
Exodus 4:4 (current)said And the LORD unto Moses And he put forth his hand and take it by the tail And he put forth his hand and caught it and it became a rod in his hand
Exodus 4:5 That they may believe hath appeared that the LORD...

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