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But he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Please,בִּיAdonai,אֲדֹנָיsend,שְׁלַחI pray,נָאby the handבְּיַדof whomever you will send.”תִּשְׁלָח
Exodus 4:13
Study it in the app“But he said, “Please, Adonai, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever you will send.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 4:13, word by word
- But he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Pleaseבִּיbi
please, my lord
Please, pardon me: a formula for addressing a superior respectfully.
Where else “bi” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- sendשְׁלַחshelach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shelach” appears- by the handיַדyad
through
Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.
Where else “yad” appears
The context
12So now, go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you shall speak.”
13 · This verse (above)
14Then the anger of YHWH burned against Moses, and he said, “Is there not Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can surely speak. And look, he is also coming out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.