New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 4:10-16

10Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, “Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,I have neverלֹא֩lo'H3808beeneloquentאִ֨ישׁ דְּבָרִ֜ים'ish de.va.RimH376 H1697,neitherגַּ֤םgamH1571recentlyמִתְּמוֹל֙mi.te.mOlH4480 H8543norגַּ֣םgamH1571in 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?

12Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258then goלֵ֑ךְLekhH1980, andI, even I, will be with your mouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310, andteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָve.ho.rei.Ti.khaH3384you whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to sayתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.”

13But he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseבִּ֣יbiH994,Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,nowנָ֖אna'H4994sendשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971the messageby whomever You willתִּשְׁלָֽח׃tish.LachH7971.”

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.

16Moreover,he shall speakוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696for you to the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;and he will be as a mouthלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310for you and you will be as Godלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430to him.

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