Exodus

Exodus 6:12

12But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?b”

Footnotes

  • b 6:12 Hebrew I have uncircumcised lips; also in verse 30

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Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But in the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmō·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4872 Moses
repliedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רway·ḏab·bêrConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
Ifהֵ֤ןhênInterjectionH2005 lo! behold
the Israelitesבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
will notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
listenשָׁמְע֣וּšā·mə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8085 hear
to meאֵלַ֔י’ê·layPreposition; first person common singularH413 motion to
then whyוְאֵיךְ֙wə·’êḵConjunctive waw; InterjectionH349 How?
would Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הp̄ar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
listen to meיִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִיyiš·mā·‘ê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH8085 hear
since Iוַאֲנִ֖יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am unskilledעֲרַ֥ל‘ă·ralAdjective - masculine singular constructH6189 having foreskin
in speechשְׂפָתָֽיִם׃פśə·p̄ā·ṯā·yimNoun - fdH8193 lip, speech, edge

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 4:10 · Exodus 6:30 · Jeremiah 1:6 · Jeremiah 6:10 · Leviticus 26:41 · Acts 7:51 · Exodus 6:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.