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Mosesמֹשֶׁהansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,וְהֵןthey will notלֹאbelieveיַאֲמִינוּmeלִיand will notוְלֹאlistenיִשְׁמְעוּto my voice,בְּקֹלִיforכִּיthey will say,יֹאמְרוּ‘YHWHיְהוָהdid notלֹאappearנִרְאָהto you.’”אֵלֶיךָ
Exodus 4:1
Study it in the app“Moses answered and said, “Look, they will not believe me and will not listen to my voice, for they will say, ‘YHWH did not appear to you.’””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 4:1, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- believeיַאֲמִינוּyaaminu
believe
To rely on someone and on what they say: Abram with YHWH.
Where else “yaaminu” appears- listenיִשְׁמְעוּyishmu
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “yishmu” appears- to my voiceקֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- ‘YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- appearנִרְאָהnira
appear
To let oneself be seen: YHWH let Abram see him.
Where else “nira” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2YHWH said to him, “What is that in your hand?” He said, “A staff.”