Exodus 6:30

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ עֲרַ֣ל שְׂפָתַ֔יִם וְאֵ֕יךְ יִשְׁמַ֥ע אֵלַ֖י פַּרְעֹֽה׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer Mōšeh before YHWH hēn I ʿăral śəp̄ātayim and-how yišmaʿ unto-me parʿōh

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*Mōšeh*: proper noun - Moses
before: preposition *lip̄nê* - before, in the presence of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name
*hēn*: interjection - behold, see
I: personal pronoun, 1st singular *ʾănî* - I
*ʿăral śəp̄ātayim*: adjective construct + noun dual - uncircumcised of lips
and-how: conjunction + interrogative *wə-ʾêḵ* - and how
*yišmaʿ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will listen
unto-me: preposition + 1st singular suffix *ʾēlay* - to me
*parʿōh*: proper noun - Pharaoh

Word Meanings

*yōʾmer*: said, spoke, declared
*Mōšeh*: Moses
*YHWH*: Yahweh, LORD, the divine name
*hēn*: behold, look, see
*ʿăral śəp̄ātayim*: uncircumcised of lips, having impeded speech, unskilled in speech
*yišmaʿ*: will listen, will hear, will heed
*parʿōh*: Pharaoh

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 6:12 : 12 And Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
Exod 4:10 : 10 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.
1 Cor 9:16-17 : 16 For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel. 17 For if I do this of mine own will, I have a reward: but if not of mine own will, I have a stewardship intrusted to me.

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