Exodus 7:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 7:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
יְדַבֵּ֨ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲלֵכֶ֤ם
ʼêl
H413
to
פַּרְעֹה֙
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
תְּנ֥וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶ֖ם
מוֹפֵ֑ת
môwphêth
H4159
sign
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַהֲרֹ֗ן
ʼAhărôwn
H175
Aaron
קַ֧ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַטְּךָ֛
maṭṭeh
H4294
staff
וְהַשְׁלֵ֥ךְ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
לִפְנֵֽי
pânîym
H6440
face
פַרְעֹ֖ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
יְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְתַנִּֽין
tannîyn
H8577
serpent
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"When Pharaoh speaks to you, saying, 'Perform a miracle!' then you shall tell Aaron, 'Take your rod, and cast it down before Pharaoh, that it become a serpent.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“For Pharaoh will speak to you, saying, ‘Create a miracle yourself,’ and you shall say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before the face of Pharaoh; let it become a serpent.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).