Exodus 4:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0	said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	h559
1	And the LORD	יְהוָה֙	h3068
2		אֶל	h413
3	unto Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	h4872
8	And he put forth	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	h7971
9	his hand	יָדוֹ֙	h3027
6	and take	וֶֽאֱחֹ֖ז	h270
7	it by the tail	בִּזְנָב֑וֹ	h2180
8	And he put forth	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	h7971
9	his hand	יָדוֹ֙	h3027
10	and caught	וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק	h2388
11		בּ֔וֹ	h0
12		וַיְהִ֥י	h1961
13	it and it became a rod	לְמַטֶּ֖ה	h4294
14	in his hand	בְּכַפּֽוֹ׃	h3709

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand:)

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to Moses, Put out your hand and take it by the tail: (and he put out his hand and took a grip of it and it became a rod in his hand:)

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Jehovah said to Moses, Stretch out thy hand and take it by the tail -- and he stretched out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand --

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the LORD said to Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said to Moses, "Put forth your hand, and take it by the tail." He put forth his hand, and laid hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Put forth thy hand, and lay hold on the tail of it;' and he putteth forth his hand, and layeth hold on it, and it becometh a rod in his hand --