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OET (OET-RV) “Pick it up by its tail.” Yahweh told him. So Mosheh picked it up by the tail and it became a staff in his hand again.
OET-LV And_he/it_said Yahweh to Mosheh stretch_out hand_your and_grasp in/on/at/with_tail_its and_reached_out his/its_hand and_caught in/on/over_him/it and_he/it_was into_staff in/on/at/with_hand_his.
UHB וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה שְׁלַח֙ יָֽדְךָ֔ וֶאֱחֹ֖ז בִּזְנָב֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק בּ֔וֹ וַיְהִ֥י לְמַטֶּ֖ה בְּכַפּֽוֹ׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer yahweh ʼel-mosheh shəlaḩ yādəkā veʼₑḩoz bizənāⱱō vayyishəlaḩ yādō vayyaḩₐzeq bō vayəhiy ləmaţţeh bəkapō.)
Key: yellow:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT And Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and take it by its tail”—and he reached out his hand and he caught it to him, and it became a staff in his palm—
UST Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Pick up the snake by its tail.” So Moses picked up the snake by the tail, and it became a staff in his hand again.
BSB § “Stretch out your hand and grab it by the tail,” the LORD said to Moses, who reached out his hand and caught the snake, and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
OEB No OEB EXO book available
WEB Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.”
¶ He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
WMB The LORD said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.”
¶ He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
NET But the Lord said to Moses, “Put out your hand and grab it by the tail” – so he put out his hand and caught it, and it became a staff in his hand –
LSV And YHWH says to Moses, “Put forth your hand, and lay hold on the tail of it”; and he puts forth his hand, and lays hold on it, and it becomes a rod in his hand—
FBV “Reach out and grab hold of it by its tail,” the Lord told Moses. Moses did so and it turned back into a walking stick in his hand.
T4T But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Reach down and pick it up by its tail!” So he/I reached down and caught it, and when he/I picked it up, it became a stick in his/my hand again.
LEB And Yahweh said to Moses, “Reach out your hand and grasp it by its tail”—” (And he reached out his hand and grabbed it, and it became a staff in his palm.)—
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:)
MOF No MOF EXO book available
JPS And the LORD 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 —
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);
DRA And the Lord said: Put out thy hand and take it by the tail. He put forth his hand, and took hold of it, and it was turned into a rod.
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 —
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 —
RV And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine 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:)
WBS 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:
KJB 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:
(And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine/your hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand: )
BB And the Lorde sayde vnto Moyses: Put foorth thy hande, and take it by the tayle. And therefore he put foorth his hande, and caught it: and it became a rodde in his hande.
(And the Lord said unto Moses: Put forth thy/your hand, and take it by the tayle. And therefore he put forth his hand, and caught it: and it became a rod/staff in his hande.)
GNV Againe the Lord saide vnto Moses, Put foorth thine hand, and take it by the tayle. Then he put foorth his hande and caught it, and it was turned into a rod in his hand.
(Again the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine/your hand, and take it by the tayle. Then he put forth his hand and caught it, and it was turned into a rod in his hand. )
CB But ye LORDE saide vnto him: Stretch forth thine hande, & take it by the tayle. Then stretched he forth his hande, and toke it, and it became a staff agayne in his hande.
(But ye/you_all LORD said unto him: Stretch forth thine/your hand, and take it by the tayle. Then stretched he forth his hand, and took it, and it became a staff again in his hande.)
WYC And the Lord seide, Holde forth thin hond, and take the tail therof; he stretchide forth, and helde, and it was turned in to a yerde.
(And the Lord said, Holde forth thin hand, and take the tail therof; he stretchide forth, and helde, and it was turned in to a yerde.)
LUT Aber der HErr sprach zu ihm: Strecke deine Hand aus und erhasche sie bei dem Schwanz. Da streckte er seine Hand aus und hielt sie; und sie ward zum Stab in seiner Hand.
(But the LORD spoke to ihm: Strecke your Hand out of and erhasche they/she/them bei to_him Schwanz. So streckte he his Hand out of and hielt sie; and they/she/them was for_the Stab in his Hand.)
CLV Dixitque Dominus: Extende manum tuam, et apprehende caudam ejus. Extendit, et tenuit, versaque est in virgam.
(And_he_said Master: Extende manum tuam, and apprehende caudam his. Extendit, and tenuit, versaque it_is in rod/staffm. )
BRN And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch forth thine hand, and take hold of its tail: so he stretched forth his hand and took hold of the tail,
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν, ἔκτεινον τῆν χεῖρα, καὶ ἐπιλαβοῦ τῆς κέρκου· ἐκτείνας οὖν τὴν χεῖρα ἐπελάβετο τῆς κέρκου· καὶ ἐγένετο ῥάβδος ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.
(Kai eipe Kurios pros Mōusaʸn, ekteinon taʸn ⱪeira, kai epilabou taʸs kerkou; ekteinas oun taʸn ⱪeira epelabeto taʸs kerkou; kai egeneto ɽabdos en taʸ ⱪeiri autou. )
4:1-9 Moses’ third protest was that he lacked power. God answered in a very convincing demonstration of divine power by instantaneous creation of a snake and of a severe skin disease.
וֶאֱחֹ֖ז בִּזְנָב֑וֹ
and,grasp in/on/at/with,tail,its
Alternate translation: “and pick it up by the tail” or “and grasp it by the tail”
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential
שְׁלַח֙ יָֽדְךָ֔ וֶאֱחֹ֖ז בִּזְנָב֑וֹ
reach_out hand,your and,grasp in/on/at/with,tail,its
This direct quotation is interrupted by Moses obeying Yahweh. This is probably a tightly ordered sequence of events where Yahweh paused and then continued speaking immediately after Moses obeyed. The quote resumes in 4:5, and there is more discussion there about how to translate the quotation resumption.
וַיְהִ֥י לְמַטֶּ֖ה
and=he/it_was into,staff
Alternate translation: “and it turned into a rod” or “and it changed into a staff”