But Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהsaidיֹּאמֶרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָה“Look,הֵןIאֲנִיam slowעֲרַלof lips;שְׂפָתַיִםhowוְאֵיךְthen will Pharaohפַּרְעֹהlistenיִשְׁמַעto me?”אֵלַי
Exodus 6:30
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Exodus 6:30, word by word
- But 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” 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- am slowעֲרַלaral
slow
Closed, not listening: "uncircumcised heart".
Where else “aral” appears- of lipsשְׂפָתַיִםsefatayim
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefatayim” appears- then will Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- listenיִשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears
The context
29YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, “I am YHWH; speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you.”
30 · This verse (above)