Study it in the app“But Moses spoke before YHWH, saying, “Look, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am slow of lips?””
But Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהspokeיְדַבֵּרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הֵןthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhave notלֹאlistenedשָׁמְעוּto me;אֵלַיhowוְאֵיךְthen will Pharaohפַרְעֹהlisten to me,יִשְׁמָעֵנִיsince Iוַאֲנִיam slowעֲרַלof lips?”שְׂפָתָיִם
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” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “yedaber” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamu” appearsPharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appearsslow
Closed, not listening: "uncircumcised heart".
Where else “aral” appearslip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatayim” appears“Slow of lips” is, literally, “uncircumcised of lips.”
11“Go in, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.”
12 · This verse (above)
13Then YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron and gave them a charge concerning the sons of Israel and concerning Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to bring the sons of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
