Exodus 4:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֖ה לֵ֑ךְ וְאָנֹכִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה עִם־פִּ֔יךָ וְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּדַבֵּֽר׃

Transliteration

And-ʿattâh lēk and-ʾānōkî ʾehyeh with-pîkā and-hôrêtîkā which tĕdabbēr.

Grammar Details

*ʿattâh*: adverb - now
*lēk*: qal imperative, masculine singular - go
*ʾānōkî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*ʾehyeh*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will be
*pîkā*: noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth
*hôrêtîkā*: hiphil perfect, 1st person singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will teach you
*tĕdabbēr*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will speak

Word Meanings

*ʾehyeh*: I will be/I will exist/I will become
*hôrêtîkā*: I will teach you/I will instruct you/I will show you

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 1:9 : 9 Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:
Matt 10:19-20 : 19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak. 20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.
Mark 13:11 : 11 And when they lead you [to judgment], and deliver you up, be not anxious beforehand what ye shall speak: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
Luke 12:11-12 : 11 And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: 12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate beforehand how to answer: 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
John 14:26 : 26 But the Comforter, [even] the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said unto you.
Eph 6:19 : 19 And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
Luke 11:1 : 1 And it came to pass, as he was praying in a certain place, that when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, even as John also taught his disciples.
Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding; Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [Else] they will not come near unto thee.
Ps 143:10 : 10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Isa 49:2 : 2 and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:

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