Revised Version 1895

Exodus 4

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredH559andsaidH559, But,beholdוְהֵן֙ve.HenH2005, they willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539meאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearken unto myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963: for they willsayH559, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808appearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whatמַה־זֶּ֣הmah-zeh-H2088is that in thinehandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027? And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Arodמַטֶּֽה׃ma.TehH4294.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Castהַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּhash.li.Khe.huH7993it on thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776. And hecastוַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּvai.yash.li.Khe.huH7993it on thegroundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and itbecameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961aserpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175; andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127frombeforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440it.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,PutH7971forthH7971thinehandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027, andtakeH2388it by thetailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180: (and heputH7971forthH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, andlaidH7971holdוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388of it, and itbecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961arodלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in hishandH3027:)

5that they maybelieveיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsaacיִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakH3327, and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֥יve.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290, hathappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200unto thee.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750unto him,PutH935nowנָ֤אna'H4994thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intoH935thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436. And heputH935hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intoH935hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436: and when hetookH3318itoutH3318,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879, as white assnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,PutH7725thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027intoאֶל־'el-H413thybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725. (And heputH7725hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027intoאֶל־'el-H413hisbosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725; and when hetookH3318itoutH3318of hisbosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, it wasturnedH7725againH7725as his otherfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.)

8And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518they willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee,neitherוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hearken to thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226, that they willbelieveוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of thelatterהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518they willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539evenגַּם֩gamH1571theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226,neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808hearken unto thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963, that thou shalttakeH3947of thewaterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975, andpourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210ituponH1961thedryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004landH3004: and thewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou takestoutמִן־min-H4480of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shallbecomeH1961bloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818uponH1961thedryH3004landH3004.

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDH3068, OhLordH3068, I amnotH3808eloquent,neitherH3808heretofore,norH3808sinceכִּ֧יkiH3588thou hastspokenדַּבֶּרְךָda.ber.khaH1696unto thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: for I amslowכְבַד־khe.vad-H3515ofspeechפֶּ֛הpehH6310, and of aslowוּכְבַ֥דu.khe.VadH3515tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Who hathmadeH7760man’sH120mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310? or who maketh amanH120dumb, ordeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795, orseeingפִקֵּ֖חַfi.Ke.achH6493, orblindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787? is itnotהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808I theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

12Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thereforegoאֶֽהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961, and I will be with thymouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310, andteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָve.ho.rei.Ti.khaH3384theewhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,OhH4994Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,sendשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971, IprayH4994thee, by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of him whom thou wiltsendתִּשְׁלָֽח׃tish.LachH7971.

14And theangerאַ֨ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734Mosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872, and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Is therenotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808Aaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881? Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that hecanוְרָאֲךָ֖ve.ra.'a.KhaH7200speakH1696wellוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571. And also,beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he comethforthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125thee: and when he seeth thee, he will begladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

15And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto him, andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310: and I will be with thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310, and with hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310, and willteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youH834whatH834ye shalldoתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

16And he shall be thyspokesmanH6310unto thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that he shall be to thee amouthלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310, and thou shalt be to him asGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

17And thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947in thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisrodהַמַּטֶּ֥הha.ma.TehH4294, wherewith thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thesignsהָאֹתֹֽת׃ פha.'o.TotH226.

18AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH7725andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toJethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503his father in law, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,LetH4994meH413goH7725, IprayH4994thee, andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725unto mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200whetherH7200they be yetaliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416. AndJethroH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,GoH7725inpeaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872inMidianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080,GoH7725,returnשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: forallכָּל־kol-H3605themenH376aredeadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191whichsoughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, andsetH7725themuponעַֽל־'al-H5921an ass, and hereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to thelandאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: andMosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947therodמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, When thou goestbackלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413Egyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200that thoudoוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547allכָּל־kol-H3605thewondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I haveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in thinehandבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027: but I willhardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, and he willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808letH7971thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22And thou shaltsayH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121, myfirstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060:

23and I havesaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto thee,LetH7971mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971, that he mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647meאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413; and thou hastrefusedוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985toletH7971himgoלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971:beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, I willslayהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, thyfirstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060.

24And itcameH1961topassH1961on thewayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870at thelodgingבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411placeH1961, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him, andsoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245tokillהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ha.mi.ToH4191him.

25ThenZipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookH3947aflintצֹ֗רTzorH6864, andcutוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772offH3772theforeskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190ofherH3947sonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121, andcastוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060it at hisfeetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272; andsheH3588saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,SurelyH3588a bridegroom ofbloodדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818art thou tomeH3947.

26SoH4480heletH7503himaloneH7503. Thensheאָ֚ז'azH227saidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, A bridegroom ofbloodדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818art thou,becauseH4480of thecircumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.LotH4139.

27And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175, Gointoאֶֽל־'el-H413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tomeetH6298Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872. And hewentH7125, andmetH6298him in themountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wherewith he hadsentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thesignsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226wherewith he hadchargedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175went andgatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622togetherH622allכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

30andAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175spakeallכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadspokenH1696untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, anddidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thesignsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

31And thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971believedוַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539: and when theyheardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hadvisitedפָקַ֨דfa.KadH6485thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and that he hadseenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200their affliction, then theybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812their heads and worshipped.

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