Exodus

Exodus 4:11–12

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? ¹²Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”

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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

Exodus 4:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וְעַתָּ֖ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
go	לֵ֑ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
I	וְאָנֹכִי֙	wə·’ā·nō·ḵî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
will help you	אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה	’eh·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
as you speak	פִּ֔יךָ	pî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
and I will teach you	וְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָ	wə·hō·w·rê·ṯî·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
what	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
to say	תְּדַבֵּֽר׃	tə·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak

Cross-references

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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

Exodus 4:12 Jeremiah 1:9 · Luke 12:11–12 · Matthew 10:19–20 · Luke 21:14–15 · Mark 13:11 · Isaiah 50:4 · Ephesians 6:19 · John 14:26 · Luke 11:1 · Psalm 25:4–5 · Isaiah 49:2 · Psalm 143:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.