Exodus
Exodus 4:10
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.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 1:6 · Exodus 6:12 · Acts 7:22 · 2 Corinthians 11:6 · Exodus 4:1 · 2 Corinthians 10:10 · Job 12:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.