Exodus
Exodus 6:30
30But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But in the LORD’s | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| presence | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Since | הֵ֤ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| I | אֲנִי֙ | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am unskilled | עֲרַ֣ל | ‘ă·ral | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H6189 having foreskin |
| in speech | שְׂפָתַ֔יִם | śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim | Noun - fd | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| why | וְאֵ֕יךְ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| would Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹֽה׃פ | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| listen | יִשְׁמַ֥ע | yiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| to me | אֵלַ֖י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
Cross-references
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Exodus 6:12 · Exodus 4:10 · 1 Corinthians 9:16–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.