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Exodus 4

1AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, But, behold, they will notbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539me, norhearkenיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085to myvoiceבְּקֹלִ֑יbe.ko.LiH6963: for they willsayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, TheLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath notappearedנִרְאָ֥הnir.'AhH7200to thee.

2And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What is that in thyhandבְיָדֶ֑ךָve.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 it became aserpentלְנָחָ֑שׁle.na.ChashH5175; andMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872fledוַיָּ֥נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127frombeforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440it.

4And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, Putforthשְׁלַח֙she.LachH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027, andtakeוֶאֱחֹ֖זve.'e.ChozH270it by thetailבִּזְנָב֑וֹbiz.na.VoH2180. And he putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, andcaughtוַיַּ֣חֲזֶקvai.Ya.cha.zekH2388it, and it became arodלְמַטֶּ֖הle.ma.TehH4294in hishandבְּכַפּֽוֹ׃be.kha.PoH3709:

5That they maybelieveיַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'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.'AhH7200to thee.

6And theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559furthermoreע֗וֹדodH5750to him,Putהָֽבֵא־ha.ve'-H935now thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into thybosomבְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָbe.chei.Ke.chaH2436. And heputוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into hisbosomבְּחֵיק֑וֹbe.chei.KoH2436: and when hetookוַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּvai.Yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out, behold, hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027wasleprousמְצֹרַ֥עַתme.tzo.Ra.'atH6879assnowכַּשָּֽׁלֶג׃ka.Sha.legH7950.

7And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,PutH7725thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027into thybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436againH7725. And heputH7725hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027into hisbosomחֵיק֑וֹchei.KoH2436againH7725; anddrewוַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙vai.yo.tzi.'AhH3318it out of hisbosomמֵֽחֵיק֔וֹme.chei.KoH2436, and, behold, it was turnedagainH7725as his otherfleshכִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ׃kiv.sa.RoH1320.

8And it shall come to pass, if they will notbelieveיַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539thee, neitherhearkenיִשְׁמְע֔וּyish.me.'UH8085to thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223signהָאֹ֣תha.'OtH226, that they willbelieveוְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּve.he.'e.Mi.nuH539thevoiceלְקֹ֖לle.KolH6963of thelatterהָאַחֲרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.cha.RonH314signהָאֹ֥תha.'OtH226.

9And it shall come to pass, if they will notbelieveיַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuH539also thesetwoלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147signsהָאֹת֜וֹתha.'o.TotH226, neitherhearkenיִשְׁמְעוּן֙yish.me.'UnH8085to thyvoiceלְקֹלֶ֔ךָle.ko.Le.chaH6963, that thou shalttakeוְלָקַחְתָּ֙ve.la.kach.TaH3947of thewaterמִמֵּימֵ֣יmi.mei.MeiH4325of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975, andpourוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210it upon thedryהַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הhai.ya.ba.ShahH3004land : and thewaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325which thoutakestתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947out of theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975shall becomebloodלְדָ֖םle.DamH1818upon thedryבַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃bai.ya.Ba.shetH3006land .

10AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,Oבִּ֣יbiH994myLordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,Iאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376am noteloquentדְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimH1697, neitherbeforeמִתְּמוֹל֙ מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔םmi.te.mOl mi.shil.ShomH8032 H8543, norsinceמֵאָ֥זme.'AzH227thou hastspokenדַּבֶּרְךָda.ber.khaH1696to thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: but I amslowכְבַד־khe.vad-H3515ofspeechפֶּ֛הpehH6310, and of aslowוּכְבַ֥דu.khe.VadH3515tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956.

11And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Who hathmadeשָׂ֣םsamH7760man’sלָֽאָדָם֒la.'a.DamH120mouthפֶּה֮pehH6310? or whomakethיָשׂ֣וּםya.SumH7760thedumbאִלֵּ֔ם'i.LemH483, ordeafחֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshH2795, or theseeingפִקֵּ֖חַfi.Ke.achH6493, or theblindעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5787? have not I theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

12Now thereforegoH3212, and I will be with thymouthפִּ֔יךָPi.khaH6310, andteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָve.ho.rei.Ti.khaH3384thee what thou shaltsayתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994myLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,sendשְֽׁלַֽח־she.lach-H7971, I pray thee, by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of him whom thou wiltsendתִּשְׁלָֽח׃tish.LachH7971.

14And theangerאַ֨ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstMosesבְּמֹשֶׁ֗הbe.mo.ShehH4872, and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Is notAaronאַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.RonH175theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881thybrotherאָחִ֙יךָ֙'a.Chi.khaH251? Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he canspeakדַבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696wellיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696. And also, behold, he comethforthיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125thee: and when heseethוְרָאֲךָ֖ve.ra.'a.KhaH7200thee, he will begladוְשָׂמַ֥חve.sa.MachH8055in hisheartבְּלִבּֽוֹ׃be.li.BoH3820.

15And thou shaltspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to him, andputוְשַׂמְתָּ֥ve.sam.TaH7760wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in hismouthבְּפִ֑יוbe.FivH6310: and I will be with thymouthפִּ֙יךָ֙pi.khaH6310, and with hismouthפִּ֔יהוּPi.huH6310, and willteachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384you what ye shalldoתַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃ta.'a.SunH6213.

16And he shall speak fortheeוְדִבֶּר־ve.di.ber-H1696to thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of amouthלְפֶ֔הle.PehH6310, and thou shalt be to him instead ofGodלֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃Le.lo.HimH430.

17And thou shalttakeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947thisrodהַמַּטֶּ֥הha.ma.TehH4294in thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, with which thou shaltperformתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213signsהָאֹתֹֽת׃ פha.'o.TotH226.

18AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3212andreturnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toJethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500his father inlawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Let megoH3212, I pray thee, andreturnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to mybrethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251who are inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200whether they areyetהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416. AndJethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872,GoH3212inpeaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.

19And theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872inMidianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080,GoH3212,returnשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: for all themenהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582aredeadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191whosoughtהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

20AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121, andsetוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392them upon adonkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543, 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.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehH4872, When thougoestH3212toreturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725intoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יְמָהmitz.Ray.mahH4714,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200that thouperformוַעֲשִׂיתָ֖םva.'a.si.TamH6213all thosewondersהַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ha.mo.fe.TimH4159beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhH6547, which I haveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760in thyhandבְיָדֶ֔ךָve.ya.De.khaH3027: but I willhardenאֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekH2388hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, that he shall not let thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971goיְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.LachH7971.

22And thou shaltsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478is mysonבְּנִ֥יbe.NiH1121, even myfirstbornבְכֹרִ֖יve.kho.RiH1060:

23And Isayוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to thee, Let mysonבְּנִי֙be.NiH1121goשַׁלַּ֤חsha.LachH7971, that he mayserveוְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִיve.ya.'av.De.niH5647me: and if thou shaltrefuseוַתְּמָאֵ֖ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to let himgoלְשַׁלְּח֑וֹle.sha.le.ChoH7971, behold, I willslayהֹרֵ֔גho.RegH2026thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121, even thyfirstbornבְּכֹרֶֽךָ׃be.kho.Re.khaH1060.

24And it came to pass by thewayבַדֶּ֖רֶךְva.De.rekhH1870in theinnבַּמָּל֑וֹןba.ma.LonH4411, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068metוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him, andsoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245tokillהֲמִיתֽוֹ׃ha.mi.ToH4191him.

25ThenZipporahצִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahH6855tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947a sharpstoneצֹ֗רTzorH6864, and cutoffוַתִּכְרֹת֙va.tikh.RotH3772theforeskinעָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.LatH6190of hersonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121, andcastוַתַּגַּ֖עva.ta.Ga'H5060it at hisfeetלְרַגְלָ֑יוle.rag.LavH7272, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Surely abloodyדָּמִ֛יםda.MimH1818husbandחֲתַן־cha.tan-H2860art thou to me.

26So he let himgoוַיִּ֖רֶףvai.Yi.refH7503: then shesaidאָֽמְרָ֔ה'a.me.RahH559, Abloodyדָּמִ֖יםda.MimH1818husbandחֲתַ֥ןcha.TanH2860thou art, because of thecircumcisionלַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פla.mu.LotH4139.

27And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,GoH3212into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֑רָהha.mid.Ba.rahH4057tomeetH7125Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872. And hewentH3212, andmetוַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּvai.yif.ge.She.huH6298him in themountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.

28AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Aaronלְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ןle.'a.ha.RonH175all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who hadsentשְׁלָח֑וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, and all thesignsהָאֹתֹ֖תha.'o.TotH226which he hadcommandedצִוָּֽהוּ׃tzi.Va.huH6680him.

29AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872andAaronוְאַהֲרֹ֑ןve.'a.ha.RonH175wentH3212and gatheredtogetherוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622all theeldersזִקְנֵ֖יzik.NeiH2205of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

30AndAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696all thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872, andperformedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.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 hadlookedרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200upon theirafflictionעָנְיָ֔ם'a.ne.YamH6040, then they bowed theirheadsוַֽיִּקְּד֖וּvai.yi.ke.DuH6915andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

Commentaries on Exodus 4

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