Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Exodus.4.10", "source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל־יְהוָה֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָי֒ לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ דְּבָרִ֜ים אָנֹ֗כִי גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵאָ֥ז דַּבֶּרְךָ אֶל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֧י כְבַד־פֶּ֛ה וּכְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי׃", "text": "And *yōʾmer* *Mōšeh* to-*YHWH* by-me *ʾădōnāy* not *ʾîš* *dĕbārîm* *ʾānōkî* also from-*tĕmôl* also from-*šilšôm* also from-*ʾāz* *dabberekā* to-*ʿabdekā* because *kĕbad*-*peh* and-*kĕbad* *lāšôn* *ʾānōkî*.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - man of", "*dĕbārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - words", "*ʾānōkî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*tĕmôl*": "adverb - yesterday/before", "*šilšôm*": "adverb - three days ago/before", "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then/since", "*dabberekā*": "piel infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your speaking", "*ʿabdekā*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant", "*kĕbad*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - heavy of", "*peh*": "noun, masculine singular - mouth", "*lāšôn*": "noun, feminine singular - tongue" }, "variants": { "*ʾădōnāy*": "my Lord/my master", "*ʾîš dĕbārîm*": "man of words/eloquent person", "*tĕmôl*": "yesterday/previously/in the past", "*šilšôm*": "three days ago/in the past/previously", "*kĕbad-peh*": "slow of speech/heavy of mouth", "*kĕbad lāšôn*": "slow of tongue/having speech impediment" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Moses sa til Herren: 'Å, Herre, jeg har aldri vært veltalende, verken før eller nå som du har talt til din tjener. Jeg har problemer med å tale.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Da sa Moses til Herren: Å, Herre, jeg er ikke veltalende, verken før eller siden Du talte til din tjener; for jeg er treig til å tale og treig til å uttale ord.

• Norsk King James

  Og Moses sa til Herren: Jeg ber deg, Herre, jeg er ikke en god taler, hverken før eller nå som du har talt til din tjener; for jeg har vansker med ordene.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Moses sa til Herren: Å, Herre! Jeg har aldri vært en veltalende mann, ikke før og heller ikke etter at du talte til meg, for jeg er tung i tale og tunge.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Moses sa til Herren: "Men, Herre, jeg er ikke en veltalende mann, verken før eller nå, etter at du begynte å tale med din tjener. Jeg er tung i munnen og tung i tungen."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Moses sa til Herren: "Å, Herre, jeg har aldri vært veltalende, verken før eller siden du talte til din tjener, for jeg er tung i tale og tung i tunge."

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Moses sa til Herren: «Herre, jeg er ikke veltalende – verken før nå eller etter at du har talt til din tjener. Jeg snakker sakte og har en tung tunge.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Moses sa til Herren: "Å, Herre, jeg har aldri vært veltalende, verken før eller siden du talte til din tjener, for jeg er tung i tale og tung i tunge."

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Moses sa til Herren: «Å, Herre, jeg er ikke noen veltalende mann, hverken i går eller i forgårs eller siden du har talt til din tjener, for jeg har tung tunge og treg munn.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Moses said to the LORD, 'Pardon me, Lord, but I am not eloquent—neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.'

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Moses sa til Herren: 'Men Herre, jeg er ikke en mann med mange ord, verken før eller etter at du talte til din tjener. For jeg er tung i munnen og tung i tungen.'

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mose sagde til Herren: (Hør) mig, Herre! jeg haver ikke hidtildags været en veltalende Mand, ei heller siden du talede til din Tjener; thi jeg haver et svart Maal og en svar Tunge.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Moses sa til Herren: Å, Herre, jeg er ikke veltalende, verken før eller nå siden du har talt til din tjener, for jeg er treig til å snakke og har en tung tunge.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before, nor since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And 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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Moses sa til Jahve: "Å, Herre, jeg er ikke veltalende, verken før eller etter at du har talt til din tjener; for jeg er tung i tale og tung i tunge."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Så sa Moses til Herren: 'Å, Herre, jeg er ikke en mann av ord, verken i går eller i forgårs eller siden du talte til din tjener, for jeg har tungt for å tale og er tung i tungen.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Moses sa til Herren: Å, Herre, jeg er ikke veltalende, verken før eller etter at du talte til din tjener, for jeg er tung i tale og treig i tunge.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Moses sa til Herren: Å Herren, jeg er ikke en man med ord; jeg har aldri vært det, og er det heller ikke nå, selv etter det du har sagt til din tjener: for jeg har vanskelig for å tale, og jeg er treig med tungen.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses sayde vnto the Lorde: oh my Lorde. I am not eloquet, no not in tymes past and namely sence thou hast spoken vnto thy seruaunte: but I am slowe mouthed and slowe tongued.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Moses sayde vnto the LORDE: Oh my LORDE, I am a man yt is not eloquet, from yesterdaye & yeryesterdaye, & sence the tyme yt thou hast spoken vnto thy seruaunt: for I haue a slowe speach, & a slowe tunge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Moses said vnto the Lorde, Oh my Lorde, I am not eloquent, neither at any time haue bene, nor yet since thou hast spoken vnto thy seruant: but I am slowe of speach & slowe of tongue.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moyses sayd vnto the Lorde: Oh my Lord, I am neither yesterday nor yer yesterday a man eloquet, neither sence thou hast spoken vnto thy seruaunt: but I am slowe mouthed, & slowe tounged.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `O, my Lord, I `am' not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I `am' slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses said to Yahweh, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Moses said to the LORD,“O my Lord, I am not an eloquent man, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant, for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 1:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.1.6", "source": "וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה לֹא־יָדַ֖עְתִּי דַּבֵּ֑ר כִּי־נַ֖עַר אָנֹֽכִי׃", "text": "*wā-ʾōmar* *ʾăhāh* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *hinnēh* not-*yādaʿtî* *dabbēr* because-*naʿar* *ʾānōkî*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 1st singular - and I said", "*ʾăhāh*": "interjection - ah/alas", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*yādaʿtî*": "Qal perfect 1st singular - I know", "*dabbēr*": "Piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*naʿar*": "singular noun - youth/young man", "*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I" }, "variants": { "*ʾăhāh*": "ah/alas/oh no", "*naʿar*": "youth/young man/boy/inexperienced person" } }
• Exod 6:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Exodus.6.12", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאֵיךְ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי פַרְעֹ֔ה וַאֲנִ֖י עֲרַ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃", "text": "*wə-yədabbēr Mōšeh* before *YHWH lēʾmōr hēn bənê-Yiśrāʾēl* not-*šāməʿû* unto-me and-how *yišmāʿēnî parʿōh* and-I *ʿăral śəp̄ātāyim*", "grammar": { "*wə-yədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he spoke", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "before": "preposition *lip̄nê* - before, in the presence of", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying", "*hēn*": "interjection - behold, see", "*bənê-Yiśrāʾēl*": "noun construct + proper noun - children of Israel", "not-*šāməʿû*": "negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd plural - have not listened", "unto-me": "preposition + 1st singular suffix *ʾēlay* - to me", "and-how": "conjunction + interrogative *wə-ʾêk* - and how", "*yišmāʿēnî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - will listen to me", "*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh", "and-I": "conjunction + personal pronoun *wa-ʾănî* - and I", "*ʿăral śəp̄ātāyim*": "adjective construct + noun dual - uncircumcised of lips" }, "variants": { "*yədabbēr*": "spoke, said, addressed", "*Mōšeh*": "Moses", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh, LORD, the divine name", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying, to say, telling", "*hēn*": "behold, look, see", "*bənê-Yiśrāʾēl*": "children of Israel, Israelites", "*šāməʿû*": "they listened, they heard, they heeded", "*yišmāʿēnî*": "will listen to me, will hear me, will heed me", "*parʿōh*": "Pharaoh", "*ʿăral śəp̄ātāyim*": "uncircumcised of lips, having impeded speech, unskilled in speech" } }
• Acts 7:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Acts.7.22", "source": "Καὶ ἐπαιδεύθη Μωσῆς πάσῃ σοφίᾳ Αἰγυπτίων, ἦν δὲ δυνατὸς ἐν λόγοις καὶ ἐν ἔργοις.", "text": "*Kai* *epaideuthē* *Mōsēs* *pasē* *sophia* *Aigyptiōn*, *ēn* *de* *dynatos* *en* *logois* *kai* *en* *ergois*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*epaideuthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was instructed/trained", "*Mōsēs*": "nominative masculine singular - Moses", "*pasē*": "dative feminine singular - in all/every", "*sophia*": "dative feminine singular - wisdom", "*Aigyptiōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of Egyptians", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but/moreover", "*dynatos*": "nominative masculine singular - powerful/mighty", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*logois*": "dative masculine plural - words/speech", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ergois*": "dative neuter plural - works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*epaideuthē*": "was instructed/trained/educated/disciplined", "*sophia*": "wisdom/skill/learning", "*dynatos*": "powerful/mighty/capable/eloquent", "*logois*": "words/speech/matters/accounts", "*ergois*": "works/deeds/actions" } }
• Exod 4:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.1", "source": "וַיַּ֤עַן מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר וְהֵן֙ לֹֽא־יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לִ֔י וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹלִ֑י כִּ֣י יֹֽאמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־נִרְאָ֥ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "And *yaʿan* *Mōšeh* and *yōʾmer* and *hēn* not-*yaʾămînû* to-me and not *yišmĕʿû* in-*qôlî* because *yōʾmĕrû* not-*nirʾâh* to-you *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*yaʿan*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - answered/responded", "*Mōšeh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Moses", "*yōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - said", "*hēn*": "interjection - behold/indeed", "*yaʾămînû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will believe", "*yišmĕʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will hear/listen", "*qôlî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my voice", "*yōʾmĕrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will say", "*nirʾâh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - appeared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold/look/indeed", "*yaʾămînû*": "believe/trust/have faith in", "*yišmĕʿû*": "hear/listen/obey", "*nirʾâh*": "appeared/was seen/revealed himself" } }
• 2 Cor 11:6 : 6 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.11.6", "source": "Εἰ δὲ καὶ ἰδιώτης τῷ λόγῳ, ἀλλʼ οὐ τῇ γνώσει· ἀλλʼ ἐν παντὶ φανερωθέντες ἐν πᾶσιν εἰς ὑμᾶς.", "text": "But if also *idiōtēs* in the *logō*, yet not in the *gnōsei*; but in every [way] having been *phanerōthentes* in all [things] toward you.", "grammar": { "*idiōtēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - untrained/unskilled/amateur", "*logō*": "dative, masculine, singular - in word/speech", "*gnōsei*": "dative, feminine, singular - in knowledge", "*phanerōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been made manifest/revealed" }, "variants": { "*idiōtēs*": "untrained/unskilled/amateur/common person", "*logō*": "word/speech/message", "*gnōsei*": "knowledge/understanding", "*phanerōthentes*": "having been made manifest/revealed/shown clearly" } }
• Job 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Job.12.2", "source": "אָ֭מְנָם כִּ֣י אַתֶּם־עָ֑ם וְ֝עִמָּכֶ֗ם תָּמ֥וּת חָכְמָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾāmnām* *kî* you-*ʿām* *wə-ʿimmākem* *tāmût* *ḥākmâ*", "grammar": { "*ʾāmnām*": "adverb - truly/indeed/certainly", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because/for", "*atem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*wə-ʿimmākem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and with you", "*tāmût*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - will die", "*ḥākmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom" }, "variants": { "*ʾāmnām*": "truly/verily/indeed", "*ʿām*": "people/nation/folk", "*tāmût*": "will die/perish", "*ḥākmâ*": "wisdom/skill/knowledge" } }
• 1 Cor 2:1-4 : 1 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.1", "source": "Κἀγὼ, ἐλθὼν πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἀδελφοί, ἦλθον οὐ καθʼ ὑπεροχὴν λόγου ἢ σοφίας, καταγγέλλων ὑμῖν τὸ μαρτύριον τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "And I (*kagō*), *elthōn* *pros* you, *adelphoi*, *ēlthon* not according to *hyperochēn* of *logou* or *sophias*, *katangellōn* to you the *martyrion* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*kagō*": "crasis of 'kai egō' - nominative singular - and I", "*elthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having come", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*adelphoi*": "vocative masculine plural - brothers", "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I came", "*hyperochēn*": "accusative feminine singular - excellence/superiority", "*logou*": "genitive masculine singular - of word/speech", "*sophias*": "genitive feminine singular - of wisdom", "*katangellōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - proclaiming/announcing", "*martyrion*": "accusative neuter singular - testimony/witness", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*hyperochēn*": "excellence/superiority/eminence", "*logou*": "word/speech/message/account", "*sophias*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*katangellōn*": "proclaiming/announcing/declaring", "*martyrion*": "testimony/witness/evidence" } } 2 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.2", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ ἔκρινά τοῦ εἰδέναι τι ἐν ὑμῖν, εἰ μὴ Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, καὶ τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον.", "text": "For not (*ou gar*) I *ekrina* *tou* *eidenai* anything (*ti*) among (*en*) you, except (*ei mē*) *Iēsoun* *Christon*, and this one *estaurōmenon*.", "grammar": { "*ou gar*": "negative particle with causal conjunction - for not", "*ekrina*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I decided/judged/determined", "*tou eidenai*": "articular infinitive (genitive) - to know", "*ti*": "accusative neuter singular indefinite pronoun - anything", "*en*": "preposition with dative - among/in", "*ei mē*": "conditional negative - except/if not", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus", "*Christon*": "accusative masculine singular - Christ", "*estaurōmenon*": "perfect passive participle, accusative masculine singular - having been crucified" }, "variants": { "*ekrina*": "decided/judged/determined/resolved", "*tou eidenai*": "to know/to be aware of/to have knowledge of", "*estaurōmenon*": "crucified/executed on a cross" } } 3 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.3", "source": "Καὶ ἐγὼ ἐν ἀσθενείᾳ, καὶ ἐν φόβῳ, καὶ ἐν τρόμῳ πολλῷ ἐγενόμην πρὸς ὑμᾶς.", "text": "And I (*egō*) in *astheneia*, and in *phobō*, and in *tromō* *pollō* *egenomēn* *pros* you.", "grammar": { "*egō*": "nominative singular personal pronoun - I", "*astheneia*": "dative feminine singular - weakness", "*phobō*": "dative masculine singular - fear", "*tromō*": "dative masculine singular - trembling", "*pollō*": "dative masculine singular adjective - much/great", "*egenomēn*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I became/was", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward/with" }, "variants": { "*astheneia*": "weakness/illness/frailty", "*phobō*": "fear/dread/terror", "*tromō*": "trembling/quaking/shaking", "*egenomēn*": "became/was/came to be" } } 4 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.4", "source": "Καὶ ὁ λόγος μου καὶ τὸ κήρυγμά μου οὐκ ἐν πειθοῖς ἀνθρωπίνης σοφίας λόγοις, ἀλλʼ ἐν ἀποδείξει Πνεύματος καὶ δυνάμεως:", "text": "And the *logos* of me and the *kērygma* of me not in *peithois* *anthrōpinēs* *sophias* *logois*, but in *apodeixei* of *Pneumatos* and *dynameōs*:", "grammar": { "*logos*": "nominative masculine singular - word/message", "*kērygma*": "nominative neuter singular - proclamation/preaching", "*peithois*": "dative masculine plural adjective - persuasive", "*anthrōpinēs*": "genitive feminine singular adjective - human/of human origin", "*sophias*": "genitive feminine singular - of wisdom", "*logois*": "dative masculine plural - words/speeches", "*apodeixei*": "dative feminine singular - demonstration/proof", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive neuter singular - of Spirit", "*dynameōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of power" }, "variants": { "*logos*": "word/message/speech/account", "*kērygma*": "proclamation/preaching/message", "*peithois*": "persuasive/enticing/plausible", "*anthrōpinēs*": "human/belonging to humans", "*sophias*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*apodeixei*": "demonstration/proof/showing forth", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/breath/wind", "*dynameōs*": "power/might/strength/ability" } }
• 2 Cor 10:10 : 10 { "verseID": "2 Corinthians.10.10", "source": "Ὅτι Αἱ μὲν ἐπιστολαὶ, φησίν, βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί· ἡ δὲ παρουσία τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἐξουθενημένος.", "text": "Because *Hoti* The *Hai* *men* *epistolai*, he says *phēsin*, *bareiai* and *kai* *ischurai*; the *hē* *de* *parousia* of the *tou* *sōmatos* *asthenēs*, and *kai* the *ho* *logos* *exouthenēmenos*.", "grammar": { "*Hoti*": "conjunction - because/for/that", "*Hai*": "nominative, feminine, plural article - the", "*men*": "particle marking contrast with following *de* - on the one hand", "*epistolai*": "nominative, feminine, plural - letters/epistles", "*phēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says/affirms", "*bareiai*": "nominative, feminine, plural adjective - weighty/heavy/burdensome", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ischurai*": "nominative, feminine, plural adjective - strong/powerful/mighty", "*hē*": "nominative, feminine, singular article - the", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and (contrasting with *men*)", "*parousia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - presence/coming", "*tou*": "genitive, neuter, singular article - the", "*sōmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - body", "*asthenēs*": "nominative, feminine, singular adjective - weak/feeble", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ho*": "nominative, masculine, singular article - the", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word/speech/message", "*exouthenēmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been despised/of no account" }, "variants": { "*epistolai*": "letters/epistles/written communications", "*phēsin*": "he says/affirms/states (someone says)", "*bareiai*": "weighty/heavy/burdensome/impressive", "*ischurai*": "strong/powerful/mighty/forceful", "*parousia*": "presence/coming/arrival", "*sōmatos*": "body/physical presence", "*asthenēs*": "weak/feeble/sickly", "*logos*": "word/speech/message/reasoning", "*exouthenēmenos*": "having been despised/worthless/contemptible/of no account" } }