Exodus 6:30

“But Moses said before YHWH, “Look, I am slow of lips; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?””

Exodus 6:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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).

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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am slowעֲרַלaral

slow

Closed, not listening: "uncircumcised heart".

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of lipsשְׂפָתַיִםsefatayim

lip

The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.

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then will Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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listenיִשְׁמַעyishma

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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The context

29YHWH spoke to Moses, saying, “I am YHWH; speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all that I am speaking to you.”

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