Exodus

Exodus 4:10–11

¹⁰“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

¹¹And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

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Exodus 4:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Please	בִּ֣י	bî	Preposition; first person common singular	H994 I pray, excuse me
Lord	אֲדֹנָי֒	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֣ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אָנֹ֗כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have never	לֹא֩	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been eloquent	דְּבָרִ֜ים	də·ḇā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
neither	גַּ֤ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
in the past	מִתְּמוֹל֙	mit·tə·mō·wl	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8543 yesterday
nor	גַּ֛ם	gam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
since	מֵאָ֥ז	mê·’āz	Preposition-m; Adverb	H227 at that time, then
You have spoken	דַּבֶּרְךָ	dab·bɛr·ḵå̄	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Your servant	עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָנֹֽכִי׃	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am slow	כְבַד־	ḵə·ḇaḏ-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3515 heavy
of speech	פֶּ֛ה	peh	Noun - masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and	וּכְבַ֥ד	ū·ḵə·ḇaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3515 heavy
tongue	לָשׁ֖וֹן	lā·šō·wn	Noun - common singular	H3956 tongue

Exodus 4:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֗יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
gave	שָׂ֣ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
man	לָֽאָדָם֒	lā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
his mouth	פֶּה֮	peh	Noun - masculine singular	H6310 mouth
Or	א֚וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
makes	יָשׂ֣וּם	yā·śūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
the mute	אִלֵּ֔ם	’il·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H483 dumb
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
the deaf	חֵרֵ֔שׁ	ḥê·rêš	Adjective - masculine singular	H2795 deaf
the sighted	פִקֵּ֖חַ	p̄iq·qê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6493 seeing
or	א֣וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
the blind	עִוֵּ֑ר	‘iw·wêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
Is it not	הֲלֹ֥א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
I	אָנֹכִ֖י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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Exodus 4:10 Jeremiah 1:6 · Exodus 6:12 · Acts 7:22 · 2 Corinthians 11:6 · Exodus 4:1 · 2 Corinthians 10:10 · Job 12:2

Exodus 4:11 Psalm 94:9 · Ezekiel 3:26–27 · Psalm 146:8 · Isaiah 6:7 · Amos 3:6 · Psalm 51:15 · Jeremiah 1:9 · Jeremiah 1:6 · Ezekiel 33:22 · Genesis 18:14 · Isaiah 42:7 · Matthew 11:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.