King James Version

Exodus 8:2

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

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In the Hebrew text this line is Exodus 7:27.

וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…מָאֵ֥ןmaenrefuseמָאֵןverb, piel, participle, absolute — “refuse”, a verb used as a describing wordH3986unwillingrefuse.אַתָּ֖הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.לְשַׁלֵּ֑חַleshalechato sendשָׁלַחpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to send”, the to-form of the verbH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…הִנֵּ֣הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.אָנֹכִ֗יanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.נֹגֵ֛ףnogefbeatנָגַףverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beat”, a verb used as a describing wordH5062to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, [idiom] surely, put to the worse.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).גְּבוּלְךָ֖gevulekhaborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽיםbatsfardeimin frogצְפַרְדֵּעַpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in frog”, the ordinary formH6854a marsh-leaper, i.e. frogfrog.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(7-27) And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

Young’s Literal Translation

and if thou art refusing to send away, lo, I am smiting all thy border with frogs;

World English Bible

If you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your borders with frogs.

Darby Translation

And if thou refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.

Douay-Rheims

But if thou wilt not let them go behold I will strike all thy coasts with frogs.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(7-27) And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if thou wilt not send them forth, behold, I afflict all thy borders with frogs:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ δὲ μὴ βούλει σὺ ἐξαποστεῖλαι, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ τύπτω πάντα τὰ ὅριά σου τοῖς βατράχοις.