Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 4
1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2005they do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539meorוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to my voiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963?Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they may sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to youאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.’”
3“Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,”saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559the LORD.So Moses threwוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and it becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a snakeלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175,andמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872heranוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from itמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.
4“Stretch outשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027and grab itוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270by the tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180,”the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, whoreached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388the snake,and it turned backוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961into a staffלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in his handבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709.
5“This is so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they may believeיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1—the Godאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Isaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327,and the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290—has appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to youאֵלֶ֛יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.”
Moses’ Hand
6Furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750,the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Moses, “Putהָֽבֵא־ נָ֤אha.ve'- na'H935H4994your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027inside your cloakבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.”So he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inside his cloakבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,and when he took it outוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּ וְהִנֵּ֥הvai.Yo.tzi.'Ah ve.hi.NehH3318H2009,his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879,white as snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.
7“Put your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027backהָשֵׁ֤בha.ShevH7725insideאֶל־'el-H413your cloakחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436,”saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORD.So Moses put his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027backוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725insideאֶל־'el-H413his cloakחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436,and when he took it outוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙ מֵֽחֵיק֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה־vai.yo.tzi.'Ah me.chei.Ko ve.hi.neh-H3318H2436H2009,it was restoredשָׁ֖בָהSha.vahH7725,like the rest of his skinכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.
8And the LORD saidוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, “Ifאִם־'im-H518they refuseלֹ֣אlo'H3808to believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539youorוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808heedיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085the witnessלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,they may believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thatלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the secondהָאֹ֥ת הָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'Ot ha.'a.cha.RonH314H226.
9Butוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961ifאִם־'im-H518they do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤אha.'E.leh ve.Lo'H428H3808twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226or listenיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085to your voiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963,takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947some waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210it on the dry groundהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004.Thenוְהָי֤וּve.ha.YuH1961the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947fromמִן־min-H4480the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975will becomeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818on the groundבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006.”
The Appointment of Aaron
10“Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,”Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֶל־ יְהוָה֮vai.Yo.mer 'el- Yah.wehH559H413H3068, “Iאָנֹ֗כִי'a.No.khiH595have neverלֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁlo' 'ishH3808H376been eloquentדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697,neitherגַּ֤םgamH1571in the pastמִתְּמוֹל֙mi.te.mOlH8543גַּ֣םgamH1571מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.shil.ShomH8032norגַּ֛םgamH1571sinceמֵאָ֥זme.'AzH227You have spokenדַּבֶּרְךָda.ber.khaH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,forכִּ֧יkiH3588Iאָנֹֽכִי׃'a.No.khiH595am slowכְבַד־khe.vad-H3515of speechפֶּ֛הpehH6310andוּכְבַ֥דu.khe.VadH3515tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.”
11And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310gaveשָׂ֣םsamH7760manלָֽאָדָם֒la.'a.DamH120his mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310?Orא֚וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310makesיָשׂ֣וּםya.SumH7760the muteאִלֵּ֔ם'i.LemH483orא֣וֹ'oH176the deafחֵרֵ֔שׁ א֥וֹche.Resh 'oH2795H176,the sightedפִקֵּ֖חַfi.Ke.achH6493orא֣וֹ'oH176the blindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787?Is it notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595,the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?
14Then the angerאַ֨ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872,and He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Is notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251?I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֑וּאHu'H1931can speak wellH1696,andוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571heהוּא֙hu'H1931is nowהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009on his wayיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to meet youלִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122.When he sees youוְרָאֲךָ֖ve.ra.'a.KhaH7200,he will be gladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
15You are to speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413and putוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֶת־'et-H853in his mouthH6310.Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595will helpאֶֽהְיֶ֤ה עִם־'eh.Yeh 'im-H1961H5973both of you to speakוְעִם־ve.'im-H6310H5973,and I will teachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853אֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834to doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.
16Heה֥וּאhu'H1931will speakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971for you.Heהוּא֙hu'H1931will beוְהָ֤יָהve.Ha.yahH1961יִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961yourspokesmanלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310,and it will beתִּֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961as if you wereוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430to him.
Moses Leaves for Egypt
18Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980backוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413his father-in-lawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859Jethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994let me returnאֵ֣לְכָה וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙'E.le.khah ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725H1980toאֶל־'el-H413my brothersאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714to seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200if they are stillהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.” “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980in peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965,” Jethrorepliedוַיֹּ֧אמֶר יִתְר֛וֹ לְמֹשֶׁ֖הvai.Yo.mer yit.Ro le.mo.ShehH559H3503H4872.
19Now the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068had saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980backשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,forכִּי־ki-H3588allכָּל־kol-H3605the menהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who soughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245אֶת־'et-H853to kill youנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315are deadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191.”
20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and sonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121,put themוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392onעַֽל־'al-H5921a donkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and headed backוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Egyptאַ֣רְצָה מִצְרָ֑יִם'Ar.tzah mitz.Ra.yimH776H4714.Andמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872heאֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947the staffמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
21The LORDיְהוָה֮ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068H413instructedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Mosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, “When you goבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙be.lekh.te.KhaH1980backלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,see thatרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200you performוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605the wondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760within your powerבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027.But Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will hardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853his heartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820so that he will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853.
23and I told youוָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יךָva.'o.Mar 'e.Lei.khaH559H413to let My sonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853so that he may worship Meוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647.But since you have refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to let him goלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971,beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595will killהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026אֶת־'et-H853your firstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060sonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121!’”
25But Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947a flint knifeצֹ֗רTzorH6864,cut offוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772אֶת־'et-H853her son’sבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121foreskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190,and touched itוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060to Moses’ feetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272. “Surelyכִּ֧יkiH3588youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859area bridegroomחֲתַן־cha.tan-H2860of bloodדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818to me,”she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559.
The People Believe Moses and Aaron
27Meanwhile, the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980and meetלִקְרַ֥אתlik.RatH7122Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.”So he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and metוַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298Mosesat the mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.
28And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175אֵ֛ת'etH853everythingכָּל־ דִּבְרֵ֥יkol- div.ReiH3605H1697the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had sent himשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to sayוְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the signsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had commanded him to performצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680.
30and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175אֵ֚ת'etH853relayedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696everythingכָּל־ הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־kol- ha.de.va.Rim 'a.Sher-H3605H1697H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872.And Moses performedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213the signsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226beforeלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971,
31andהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971theybelievedוַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539.And when they heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had attendedפָקַ֨דfa.KadH6485to the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478andוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588had seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853their afflictionעָנְיָ֔ם'a.ne.YamH6040,they bowed downוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915and worshipedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.
Commentaries on Exodus 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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