Exodus 4:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what to do.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֔יו וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּפִ֑יו וְאָנֹכִ֗י אֶֽהְיֶ֤ה עִם־פִּ֙יךָ֙ וְעִם־פִּ֔יהוּ וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֽׂוּן׃

Transliteration

And-dibbartā to-him and-śamtā ʾet-the-dĕbārîm in-pîw and-ʾānōkî ʾehyeh with-pîkā and-with-pîhû and-hôrêtî ʾetkēm ʾēt which taʿăśûn.

Grammar Details

• *dibbartā*: piel perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw conversive - you shall speak
• *śamtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular with waw conversive - you shall put
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *dĕbārîm*: noun, masculine plural - words
• *pîw*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth
• *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
• *pîhû*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mouth
• *hôrêtî*: hiphil perfect, 1st person singular with waw conversive - I will teach
• *ʾetkēm*: direct object marker with 2nd masculine plural suffix - you
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *taʿăśûn*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural with paragogic nun - you will do

Word Meanings

• *śamtā*: put/place/establish
• *ʾehyeh*: I will be/I will exist
• *hôrêtî*: teach/instruct/direct

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt speak{H1696} unto him, and put{H7760} the words{H1697} in his mouth:{H6310} and I will be with thy mouth,{H6310} and with his mouth,{H6310} and will teach{H3384} you what ye shall do.{H6213}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt speak{H1696}{(H8765)} unto him, and put{H7760}{(H8804)} words{H1697} in his mouth{H6310}: and I will be with thy mouth{H6310}, and with his mouth{H6310}, and will teach{H3384}{(H8689)} you what ye shall do{H6213}{(H8799)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And thou shalt speake vnto hi and put the wordes in his mouth, ad I wilbe with thy mouth ad with his mouth, ad will teach you what ye shal do.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thou shalt speake vnto him, & put the wordes in his mouth: & I wil be with thy mouth & his, and teach you what ye shall doo:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore thou shalt speake vnto him, and put the wordes in his mouth, and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye ought to doe.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore thou shalt speake vnto him, and put these wordes in his mouth, and I wilbe with thy mouth, and with his mouth: and wyll teache you what you ought to do.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And 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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 51:16 : 16 I have put My words in your mouth and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to lay the foundations of the earth, and to say to Zion, 'You are My people.'
• Num 23:5 : 5 The LORD put a word in Balaam’s mouth and said, 'Go back to Balak and speak this to him.'
• Num 23:12 : 12 He answered, 'Must I not speak what the LORD puts in my mouth?'
• Num 23:16 : 16 The LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, 'Return to Balak and speak these words.'
• Deut 18:18 : 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
• 2 Sam 14:3 : 3 Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you." And Joab put the words into her mouth.
• Exod 7:1-2 : 1 The Lord said to Moses, "See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet." 2 You shall speak everything I command you, and your brother Aaron will speak to Pharaoh, so that he may let the Israelites go out of his land.
• Num 22:38 : 38 Balaam said to Balak, 'Well, I have come to you now. But I cannot say just anything. I must speak only what God puts in my mouth.'
• Isa 59:21 : 21 As for Me, this is My covenant with them, says the LORD. My Spirit, who is upon you, and My words, that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouths of your children or your children's children, from now on and forever, says the LORD.
• Jer 1:9 : 9 Then the LORD reached out His hand and touched my mouth and said to me, 'Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.'
• Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• 1 Cor 11:23 : 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
• 1 Cor 15:1 : 1 Now I make known to you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, which you also received and in which you stand.
• Exod 4:12 : 12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.'
• Matt 28:20 : 20 'teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.'
• Deut 5:31 : 31 But as for you, stay here with Me, so that I may give you all the commands, decrees, and laws you are to teach them to follow in the land I am giving them to possess.