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Exodus 4

Hebrew31 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיַּ֤עַןand he answeredמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesוַיֹּ֔אמֶרand he saidוְהֵן֙and here!לֹֽא־notיַאֲמִ֣ינוּthey will believeלִ֔יto the meוְלֹ֥אand notיִשְׁמְע֖וּthey will listenבְּקֹלִ֑יto voice myכִּ֣יforיֹֽאמְר֔וּthey will sayלֹֽא־notנִרְאָ֥הhe appearedאֵלֶ֖יךָto youיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֛יוto himיְהוָ֖הYahwehמַה־זֶּ֣הwhat is this?בְיָדֶ֑ךָis in hand yourוַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidמַטֶּֽה׃a staff
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּthrow itאַ֔רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּand he threw itאַ֖רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיְהִ֣יand it becameלְנָחָ֑שׁinto a snakeוַיָּ֥נָסand he fledמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesמִפָּנָֽיו׃from before it
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֔הMosesשְׁלַח֙stretch outיָֽדְךָ֔hand yourוֶאֱחֹ֖זand holdבִּזְנָב֑וֹon tail itsוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חand he stretched outיָדוֹ֙hand hisוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקand he took holdבּ֔וֹon the itוַיְהִ֥יand it becameלְמַטֶּ֖הinto a staffבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃in hand his
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לְמַ֣עַןso thatיַאֲמִ֔ינוּthey may believeכִּֽי־thatנִרְאָ֥הhe appearedאֵלֶ֛יךָto youיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe Godאֲבֹתָ֑םancestors theirאֱלֹהֵ֧יthe God ofאַבְרָהָ֛םAbrahamאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִצְחָ֖קIsaacוֵאלֹהֵ֥יand the God ofיַעֲקֹֽב׃Jacob
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidיְהוָ֨הYahwehל֜וֹto the himע֗וֹדagainהָֽבֵא־putנָ֤אpleaseיָֽדְךָ֙hand yourבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָin bosom yourוַיָּבֵ֥אand he putיָד֖וֹhand hisבְּחֵיק֑וֹin bosom hisוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּand he brought out itוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!יָד֖וֹhand hisמְצֹרַ֥עַתwas leprousכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃like the snow
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהָשֵׁ֤בreturnיָֽדְךָ֙hand yourאֶל־intoחֵיקֶ֔ךָbosom yourוַיָּ֥שֶׁבand he returnedיָד֖וֹhand hisאֶל־intoחֵיק֑וֹbosom hisוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙and he brought out itמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹfrom bosom hisוְהִנֵּה־and there!שָׁ֖בָהit had turned backכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃like flesh his
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וְהָיָה֙and it will beאִם־ifלֹ֣אnotיַאֲמִ֣ינוּthey will believeלָ֔ךְto the youוְלֹ֣אand notיִשְׁמְע֔וּthey will listenלְקֹ֖לto the voice ofהָאֹ֣תthe signהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןthe formerוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּand they will believeלְקֹ֖לto the voice ofהָאֹ֥תthe signהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃the latter
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וְהָיָ֡הand it will beאִם־ifלֹ֣אnotיַאֲמִ֡ינוּthey will believeגַּם֩alsoלִשְׁנֵ֨יto the twoהָאֹת֜וֹתthe signsהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseוְלֹ֤אand notיִשְׁמְעוּן֙they will listen !לְקֹלֶ֔ךָto voice yourוְלָקַחְתָּ֙and you will takeמִמֵּימֵ֣יsome of the water ofהַיְאֹ֔רthe Riverוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖and you will pour it outהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הthe dry groundוְהָי֤וּand they will becomeהַמַּ֙יִם֙the watersאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichתִּקַּ֣חyou will takeמִן־fromהַיְאֹ֔רthe Riverוְהָי֥וּand they will becomeלְדָ֖םinto bloodבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃on the dry ground
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidמֹשֶׁ֣הMosesאֶל־toיְהוָה֮Yahwehבִּ֣יpardon meאֲדֹנָי֒O Lordלֹא֩notאִ֨ישׁam a man ofדְּבָרִ֜יםwordsאָנֹ֗כִיIגַּ֤םneitherמִתְּמוֹל֙from yesterdayגַּ֣םnorמִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔םfrom three days agoגַּ֛םnorמֵאָ֥זfrom thenדַּבֶּרְךָspeaking youאֶל־toעַבְדֶּ֑ךָservant yourכִּ֧יforכְבַד־am heavy ofפֶּ֛הmouthוּכְבַ֥דand heavy ofלָשׁ֖וֹןtongueאָנֹֽכִי׃I
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֵלָ֗יוto himמִ֣יwho?שָׂ֣םdid he makeפֶּה֮a mouthלָֽאָדָם֒of the personא֚וֹorמִֽי־who?יָשׂ֣וּםdoes he makeאִלֵּ֔םdumbא֣וֹorחֵרֵ֔שׁdeafא֥וֹorפִקֵּ֖חַseeingא֣וֹorעִוֵּ֑רblindהֲלֹ֥א¿ notאָנֹכִ֖יdo Iיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְעַתָּ֖הand thereforeלֵ֑ךְgoוְאָנֹכִי֙and Iאֶֽהְיֶ֣הI will beעִם־withפִּ֔יךָmouth yourוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָand I will teach youאֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichתְּדַבֵּֽר׃you will say
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidבִּ֣יpardon meאֲדֹנָ֑יO Lordשְֽׁלַֽח־sendנָ֖אpleaseבְּיַד־by the hand ofתִּשְׁלָֽח׃whoever you will send
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וַיִּֽחַר־and it burnedאַ֨ףthe anger ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הon Mosesוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidהֲלֹ֨א¿ notאַהֲרֹ֤ןis Aaronאָחִ֙יךָ֙brother yourהַלֵּוִ֔יthe Leviteיָדַ֕עְתִּיI knowכִּֽי־thatדַבֵּ֥רwell speakיְדַבֵּ֖רhe speaksה֑וּאheוְגַ֤םand alsoהִנֵּה־there!הוּא֙heיֹצֵ֣אis coming outלִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָto meet youוְרָאֲךָ֖and he will see youוְשָׂמַ֥חand he will be gladבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃in heart his
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וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣and you will speakאֵלָ֔יוto himוְשַׂמְתָּ֥and you will putאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsבְּפִ֑יוin mouth hisוְאָנֹכִ֗יand Iאֶֽהְיֶ֤הI will beעִם־withפִּ֙יךָ֙mouth yourוְעִם־and withפִּ֔יהוּmouth hisוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יand I will teachאֶתְכֶ֔םobj. youאֵ֖תobj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃you will do !
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וְדִבֶּר־and he will speakה֥וּאheלְךָ֖for the youאֶל־toהָעָ֑םthe peopleוְהָ֤יָהand it will beהוּא֙heיִֽהְיֶה־he will becomeלְּךָ֣of youלְפֶ֔הinto a mouthוְאַתָּ֖הand youתִּֽהְיֶה־you will becomeלּ֥וֹof himלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃into a god
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּטֶּ֥הthe staffהַזֶּ֖הthe thisתִּקַּ֣חyou will takeבְּיָדֶ֑ךָin hand yourאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichתַּעֲשֶׂה־you will doבּ֖וֹwith the itאֶת־obj.הָאֹתֹֽת׃ פthe signs
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀and he returnedאֶל־toיֶ֣תֶרJethroחֹֽתְנ֗וֹfather-in-law hisוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to the himאֵ֣לְכָהlet me goנָּ֗אpleaseוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙so I may returnאֶל־toאַחַ֣יrelatives myאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםare in Egyptוְאֶרְאֶ֖הso I may seeהַעוֹדָ֣ם¿ are still theyחַיִּ֑יםlivingוַיֹּ֧אמֶרand he saidיִתְר֛וֹJethroלְמֹשֶׁ֖הto Mosesלֵ֥ךְgoלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃to peace
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesבְּמִדְיָ֔ןin Midianלֵ֖ךְgoשֻׁ֣בreturnמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptכִּי־forמֵ֙תוּ֙they have diedכָּל־allהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםthe menהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםwho soughtאֶת־obj.נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃life your
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookמֹשֶׁ֜הMosesאֶת־obj.אִשְׁתּ֣וֹwife hisוְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָ֗יוsons hisוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙and he made ride themעַֽל־onהַחֲמֹ֔רthe donkeyוַיָּ֖שָׁבand he returnedאַ֣רְצָהthe land of towardsמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוַיִּקַּ֥חand he tookמֹשֶׁ֛הMosesאֶת־obj.מַטֵּ֥הthe staff ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godבְּיָדֽוֹ׃in hand his
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֮Yahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁה֒Mosesבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙when going youלָשׁ֣וּבto returnמִצְרַ֔יְמָהEgypt towardsרְאֵ֗הseeכָּל־allהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙the wondersאֲשֶׁר־whichשַׂ֣מְתִּיI have putבְיָדֶ֔ךָin hand yourוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םand you will do themלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeפַרְעֹ֑הPharaohוַאֲנִי֙and Iאֲחַזֵּ֣קI will make strongאֶת־obj.לִבּ֔וֹheart hisוְלֹ֥אand notיְשַׁלַּ֖חhe will let goאֶת־obj.הָעָֽם׃the people
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֖and you will sayאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֑הPharaohכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehבְּנִ֥יis son myבְכֹרִ֖יfirstborn myיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וָאֹמַ֣רand I saidאֵלֶ֗יךָto youשַׁלַּ֤חlet goאֶת־obj.בְּנִי֙son myוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיso he may serve meוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןand you refusedלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹto let go himהִנֵּה֙here!אָנֹכִ֣יIהֹרֵ֔גam about to killאֶת־obj.בִּנְךָ֖son yourבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃firstborn your
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וַיְהִ֥יand it wasבַדֶּ֖רֶךְon the journeyבַּמָּל֑וֹןat the lodging placeוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּand he met himיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁand he soughtהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃to kill him
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וַתִּקַּ֨חand she tookצִפֹּרָ֜הZipporahצֹ֗רa flintוַתִּכְרֹת֙and she cut offאֶת־obj.עָרְלַ֣תthe foreskin ofבְּנָ֔הּson herוַתַּגַּ֖עand she made it touchלְרַגְלָ֑יוto feet hisוַתֹּ֕אמֶרand she saidכִּ֧יthatחֲתַן־are a bridegroom ofדָּמִ֛יםbloodsאַתָּ֖הyouלִֽי׃to the me
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וַיִּ֖רֶףand he withdrewמִמֶּ֑נּוּfrom himאָ֚זthenאָֽמְרָ֔הshe saidחֲתַ֥ןa bridegroom ofדָּמִ֖יםbloodsלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פto the circumcision
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶֽל־toאַהֲרֹ֔ןAaronלֵ֛ךְgoלִקְרַ֥אתto meetמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהthe wilderness towardsוַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he wentוַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּand he met himבְּהַ֥רat the mountain ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godוַיִּשַּׁק־and he kissedלֽוֹ׃to the him
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וַיַּגֵּ֤דand he toldמֹשֶׁה֙Mosesלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןto Aaronאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichשְׁלָח֑וֹhe had sent himוְאֵ֥תand obj.כָּל־allהָאֹתֹ֖תthe signsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוָּֽהוּ׃he had commanded him
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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentמֹשֶׁ֖הMosesוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןand Aaronוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּand they gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allזִקְנֵ֖יthe elders ofבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeאַהֲרֹ֔ןAaronאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֔יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁר־whichדִּבֶּ֥רhe had spokenיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֶל־toמֹשֶׁ֑הMosesוַיַּ֥עַשׂand he didהָאֹתֹ֖תthe signsלְעֵינֵ֥יto the eyes ofהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ןand it believedהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּand they heardכִּֽי־thatפָקַ֨דhe had observedיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelוְכִ֤יand thatרָאָה֙he had seenאֶת־obj.עָנְיָ֔םaffliction theirוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּand they bowed lowוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃and they bowed down

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