And the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Moses
Mosheh (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
Put forth
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
thine hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and take
'achaz (aw-khaz')
to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
it by the tail
zanab (zaw-nawb')
the tail -- tail.
And he put forth
shalach (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
his hand
yad (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
and caught
chazaq (khaw-zak')
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
it and it became a rod
matteh (mat-teh')
rod, staff, tribe.
in his hand
kaph (kaf)
the 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-tree); figuratively, power