New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 4:1-17
1Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What ifוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2005they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me orlistenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to whatH6963I sayH6963?For they may sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has not appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to you.’”
3Then He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Throwהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776.”So he threwוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andit becameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961a serpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from it.
4But the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Stretchשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971out your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027and graspוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270itby its tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180”--so he stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388it, and it becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961a staffלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in hishandבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709--
5“thatthey may believeיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thatthe 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 you.”
6The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994putהָֽבֵא־ha.ve'-H935your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into your bosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436.”So he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436,and when he tookוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּvai.Yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out, beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879like snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.
7Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “PutH7725your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into your bosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725.”So he putH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into his bosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725,and when he tookוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out of his bosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,it was restoredH7725like the rest ofhis fleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.
8“Ifאִם־'im-H518they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539you orheedיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085thewitnessלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,they may believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thewitnessלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the lastהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.
9But ifאִם־'im-H518they will not believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226or heedיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085whatH6963you sayH6963,then you shall takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947someמִן־min-H4480waterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975and pourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210it on the dryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004;and the waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947from the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975will becomeH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818on the dryבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006groundH3006.”
10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, “Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,I have neverלֹא֩lo'H3808beeneloquentאִ֨ישׁ דְּבָרִ֜ים'ish de.va.RimH376H1697,neitherגַּ֤םgamH1571recentlyמִתְּמוֹל֙mi.te.mOlH4480H8543norגַּ֣םgamH1571in timeH8032pastH8032,norגַּ֛םgamH1571sinceH3975You have spokenדַּבֶּרְךָda.ber.khaH1696to Your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650; for I amslowכְבַד־khe.vad-H3515of speechפֶּ֛הpehH6310andslowוּכְבַ֥דu.khe.VadH3515of tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.”
11The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760man’sלָֽאָדָם֒la.'a.DamH120mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310?Orא֚וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310makesיָשׂ֣וּםya.SumH7760himmuteאִלֵּ֔ם'i.LemH483orא֣וֹ'oH176deafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,orא֥וֹ'oH176seeingפִקֵּ֖חַfi.Ke.achH6493orא֣וֹ'oH176blindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787?Is it not I, the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?
14Then the angerאַ֨ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872,and He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Is there not your brotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881?I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thathe speaksדַבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696fluentlyיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696.And moreoverוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571,beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he is comingיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122you; when he seesוְרָאֲךָ֖ve.ra.'a.KhaH7200you, he will be gladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055in his heartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.
15You are to speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310;and I, even I, will be with your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310and his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,and I will teachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384you whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.
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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