Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the LORD asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A staff,” he replied. Young's Literal Translation And Jehovah saith unto him, ‘What [is] this in thy hand?’ and he saith, ‘A rod;’ King James Bible And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. Hebrew And the LORDיְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel asked וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say him, אֵלָ֛יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to “What is that זֶּ֣ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that in your hand?” בְיָדֶ֑ךָ (ḇə·yā·ḏe·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand “A staff,” מַטֶּֽה׃ (maṭ·ṭeh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4294: A staff, rod, shaft, branch, a tribe he replied. וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say |