Exodus 4:15

“You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do.”

Exodus 4:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 4:15, word by word

You shall speakדִבַּרְתָּdibarta

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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and putשַׂמְתָּsamta

put

To put something somewhere.

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the wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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in his mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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will beאֶהְיֶהehye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and I will teachהוֹרֵיתִיhoreti

teach

To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.

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you shall doתַּעֲשׂוּtaasu

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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The context

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.

15 · This verse (above)

16He shall speak for you to the people; and it will be that he will be a mouth for you, and you will be to him as Elohim.

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