New American Standard Bible 2020
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 turnedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961into a serpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175;and Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from it.
4But the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “ReachH7971outH7971with your handיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027and graspוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270itby its tailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180”--so he reachedH7971outH7971with his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027and caughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388it, and it turnedוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961into a staffלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in hishandבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709--
5“soלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616they 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.KhaH3027inside the foldH2436ofH2436your robeH2436.”So he putוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inside the foldH2436,and when he tookH3318it outH3318,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879like snowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.
7Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “PutH7725your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027inside the foldH2436ofH2436your robeH2436againH7725.”So he putH7725his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into the foldH2436againH7725,and when he tookH3318it outH3318of the foldH2436,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,it was restoredH7725like the rest ofhis fleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.
8“So ifאִם־'im-H518they will not believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539you norpayH8085attentionH8085to theevidenceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the firstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226,they may believeוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539theevidenceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of the lastהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.
9But ifאִם־'im-H518they will not believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226nor payH8085attentionH8085to whatH6963you 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 turnH1961into bloodלְדָ֖םle.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.”
11But the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760the humanלָֽאָדָם֒la.'a.DamH120mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310?Orא֚וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310makesיָשׂ֣וּםya.SumH7760anyoneunableH483toH483speakH483orא֣וֹ'oH176deafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795,orא֥וֹ'oH176ableH6493toH6493seeH6493orא֣וֹ'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 comingH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָlik.ra.Te.chaH7122you; when he seesוְרָאֲךָ֖ve.ra.'a.KhaH7200you, he will beoverjoyedוְשָׂמַ֥ח בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃ve.sa.Mach be.li.BoH8055H3820.
15So you are to speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in his mouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310;and I Myselfוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595will be with your mouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310and his mouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310,and I will instructוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384you in 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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