Exodus 4
Under each verse is the Hebrew source text word by word, from right to left: each prefix, stem and suffix with its transliteration, English gloss, Extended Strong's number and morphology code. Source text: STEPBible's TAHOT (CC BY 4.0)
Tap a word to mark it throughout the chapter; a morphology code explains itself the same way (in English).
- 1And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.
- וַיַּ֤עַן
- מֹשֶׁה֙
- מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
- וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
- וְהֵן֙
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ
- יַאֲמִ֣ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuthey will believeH0539
- לִ֔י
- וְלֹ֥א
- יִשְׁמְע֖וּ
- יִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'Uthey will listenH8085G
- בְּקֹלִ֑י
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- יֹֽאמְר֔וּ
- יֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.Ruthey will sayH0559
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- נִרְאָ֥ה
- נִרְאָ֥הnir.'Ahhe appearedH7200G
- אֵלֶ֖יךָ
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- 2And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.
- 3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- הַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּ
- אַ֔רְצָה
- וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ
- אַ֖רְצָה
- וַיְהִ֣י
- לְנָחָ֑שׁ
- וַיָּ֥נָס
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה
- מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- מִפָּנָֽיו׃
- 4And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:
- 5That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.
- לְמַ֣עַן
- לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
- יַאֲמִ֔ינוּ
- יַאֲמִ֔ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuthey may believeH0539
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- נִרְאָ֥ה
- נִרְאָ֥הnir.'Ahhe appearedH7200G
- אֵלֶ֛יךָ
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י
- אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] GodH0430G
- אֲבֹתָ֑ם
- אֱלֹהֵ֧י
- אֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH0430G
- אַבְרָהָ֛ם
- אַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamAbrahamH0085
- אֱלֹהֵ֥י
- אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH0430G
- יִצְחָ֖ק
- יִצְחָ֖קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327
- וֵאלֹהֵ֥י
- יַעֲקֹֽב׃
- יַעֲקֹֽבya.'a.KoJacobH3290
- לְמַ֣עַן
- 6And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.
- 7And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.
- 8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.
- 9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.
- וְהָיָ֡ה
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- לֹ֣א
- לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
- יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ
- יַאֲמִ֡ינוּya.'a.Mi.nuthey will believeH0539
- גַּם֩
- גַּם֩gamalsoH1571
- לִשְׁנֵ֨י
- הָאֹת֜וֹת
- הָאֵ֗לֶּה
- וְלֹ֤א
- יִשְׁמְעוּן֙
- לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ
- וְלָקַחְתָּ֙
- מִמֵּימֵ֣י
- הַיְאֹ֔ר
- וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖
- הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה
- וְהָי֤וּ
- הַמַּ֙יִם֙
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- תִּקַּ֣ח
- תִּקַּ֣חti.Kachyou will takeH3947G
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַיְאֹ֔ר
- וְהָי֥וּ
- לְדָ֖ם
- בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃
- 10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- מֹשֶׁ֣ה
- מֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יְהוָה֮
- יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בִּ֣י
- בִּ֣יbipardon meH0994
- אֲדֹנָי֒
- אֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiO LordH0136
- לֹא֩
- לֹא֩lo'notH3808
- אִ֨ישׁ
- אִ֨ישׁ'ish[am] a man ofH0376G
- דְּבָרִ֜ים
- דְּבָרִ֜יםde.va.RimwordsH1697H
- אָנֹ֗כִי
- אָנֹ֗כִי'a.No.khiIH0595
- גַּ֤ם
- גַּ֤םgamneitherH1571
- מִתְּמוֹל֙
- גַּ֣ם
- גַּ֣םgamnorH1571
- מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם
- גַּ֛ם
- גַּ֛םgamnorH1571
- מֵאָ֥ז
- דַּבֶּרְךָ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
- כִּ֧י
- כִּ֧יkiforH3588A
- כְבַד־
- כְבַדkhe.vad-[am] heavy ofH3515
- פֶּ֛ה
- פֶּ֛הpehmouthH6310I
- וּכְבַ֥ד
- לָשׁ֖וֹן
- לָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShontongueH3956G
- אָנֹֽכִי׃
- אָנֹֽכִי'a.No.khiIH0595
- 11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- יְהוָ֜ה
- יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֵלָ֗יו
- מִ֣י
- מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
- שָׂ֣ם
- שָׂ֣םsamdid he makeH7760A
- פֶּה֮
- פֶּה֮peha mouthH6310G
- לָֽאָדָם֒
- א֚וֹ
- א֚וֹ'oorH0176A
- מִֽי־
- מִֽיmi-who?H4310
- יָשׂ֣וּם
- יָשׂ֣וּםya.Sumdoes he makeH7760A
- אִלֵּ֔ם
- אִלֵּ֔ם'i.LemdumbH0483
- א֣וֹ
- א֣וֹ'oorH0176A
- חֵרֵ֔שׁ
- חֵרֵ֔שׁche.ReshdeafH2795
- א֥וֹ
- א֥וֹ'oorH0176A
- פִקֵּ֖חַ
- פִקֵּ֖חַfi.Ke.achseeingH6493
- א֣וֹ
- א֣וֹ'oorH0176A
- עִוֵּ֑ר
- עִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerblindH5787
- הֲלֹ֥א
- אָנֹכִ֖י
- אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.Khi[do] IH0595
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- 12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
- 13And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
- 14And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
- וַיִּֽחַר־
- אַ֨ף
- אַ֨ף'af[the] anger ofH0639G
- יְהוָ֜ה
- יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בְּמֹשֶׁ֗ה
- וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
- הֲלֹ֨א
- אַהֲרֹ֤ן
- אַהֲרֹ֤ן'a.ha.Ron[is] AaronH0175
- אָחִ֙יךָ֙
- הַלֵּוִ֔י
- יָדַ֕עְתִּי
- יָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- דַבֵּ֥ר
- דַבֵּ֥רda.Berwell <speak>H1696G
- יְדַבֵּ֖ר
- יְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.Berhe speaksH1696G
- ה֑וּא
- ה֑וּאHu'heH1931
- וְגַ֤ם
- הִנֵּה־
- הִנֵּהhi.neh-there!H2009
- הוּא֙
- הוּא֙hu'heH1931
- יֹצֵ֣א
- יֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'[is] coming outH3318G
- לִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָ
- וְרָאֲךָ֖
- וְשָׂמַ֥ח
- בְּלִבּֽוֹ׃
- 15And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
- 16And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
- 17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
- 18And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
- וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
- מֹשֶׁ֜ה
- מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- וַיָּ֣שָׁב׀
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- יֶ֣תֶר
- יֶ֣תֶרYe.terJethroH3500L
- חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- לוֹ֙
- אֵ֣לְכָה
- אֵ֣לְכָה'E.le.khahlet me goH1980G
- נָּ֗א
- נָּ֗אNa'pleaseH4994
- וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אַחַ֣י
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whoH0834A
- בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם
- וְאֶרְאֶ֖ה
- הַעוֹדָ֣ם
- חַיִּ֑ים
- חַיִּ֑יםchai.YimlivingH2416A
- וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
- יִתְר֛וֹ
- יִתְר֛וֹyit.RoJethroH3503
- לְמֹשֶׁ֖ה
- לֵ֥ךְ
- לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980G
- לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
- 19And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- יְהוָ֤ה
- יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מֹשֶׁה֙
- מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
- בְּמִדְיָ֔ן
- לֵ֖ךְ
- לֵ֖ךְlekhgoH1980G
- שֻׁ֣ב
- שֻׁ֣בshuvreturnH7725G
- מִצְרָ֑יִם
- מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- מֵ֙תוּ֙
- מֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuthey have diedH4191
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
- הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖ים
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃
- 20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
- וַיִּקַּ֨ח
- מֹשֶׁ֜ה
- מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ
- וְאֶת־
- בָּנָ֗יו
- וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙
- עַֽל־
- עַֽל'al-onH5921A
- הַחֲמֹ֔ר
- וַיָּ֖שָׁב
- אַ֣רְצָה
- מִצְרָ֑יִם
- מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- וַיִּקַּ֥ח
- מֹשֶׁ֛ה
- מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מַטֵּ֥ה
- מַטֵּ֥הma.Teh[the] staff ofH4294G
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- בְּיָדֽוֹ׃
- 21And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- יְהוָה֮
- יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מֹשֶׁה֒
- מֹשֶׁה֒mo.ShehMosesH4872
- בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙
- לָשׁ֣וּב
- מִצְרַ֔יְמָה
- רְאֵ֗ה
- רְאֵ֗הre.'EhseeH7200G
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַמֹּֽפְתִים֙
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- שַׂ֣מְתִּי
- שַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiI have putH7760H
- בְיָדֶ֔ךָ
- וַעֲשִׂיתָ֖ם
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- פַרְעֹ֑ה
- פַרְעֹ֑הfar.'OhPharaohH6547J
- וַאֲנִי֙
- אֲחַזֵּ֣ק
- אֲחַזֵּ֣ק'a.cha.ZekI will make strongH2388G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- לִבּ֔וֹ
- וְלֹ֥א
- יְשַׁלַּ֖ח
- יְשַׁלַּ֖חye.sha.Lachhe will let goH7971H
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעָֽם׃
- 22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
- 23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
- 24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.
- וַיְהִ֥י
- בַדֶּ֖רֶךְ
- בַּמָּל֑וֹן
- וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּ
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
- הֲמִיתֽוֹ׃
- 25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.
- וַתִּקַּ֨ח
- צִפֹּרָ֜ה
- צִפֹּרָ֜הtzi.po.RahZipporahH6855
- צֹ֗ר
- צֹ֗רTzora flintH6864
- וַתִּכְרֹת֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עָרְלַ֣ת
- עָרְלַ֣ת'a.re.Lat[the] foreskin ofH6190H
- בְּנָ֔הּ
- וַתַּגַּ֖ע
- לְרַגְלָ֑יו
- וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
- כִּ֧י
- כִּ֧יkithatH3588A
- חֲתַן־
- חֲתַןcha.tan-[are] a bridegroom ofH2860
- דָּמִ֛ים
- דָּמִ֛יםda.Mimblood<s>H1818
- אַתָּ֖ה
- אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- לִֽי׃
- 26So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.
- 27And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.
- 28And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.
- 29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:
- 30And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
- 31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- וַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ן
- הָעָ֑ם
- וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- פָקַ֨ד
- פָקַ֨דfa.Kadhe had observedH6485I
- יְהוָ֜ה
- יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וְכִ֤י
- רָאָה֙
- רָאָה֙ra.'Ahhe had seenH7200G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עָנְיָ֔ם
- וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ
- וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃
Public Domain