Exodus 4:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall say.

📖 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore go,{H3212} and I will be with thy mouth,{H6310} and teach{H3384} thee what thou shalt speak.{H1696}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore go{H3212}{(H8798)}, and I will be with thy mouth{H6310}, and teach{H3384}{(H8689)} thee what thou shalt say{H1696}{(H8762)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Go therfore and I wilbe with thy mouth and teach the what thou shalt saye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Go now thy waye therfore, I wil be wt thy mouth, & teach the what thou shalt saye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore goe nowe, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And nowe go, and I wyll be with thy mouth, and teache thee what thou shalt say.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So now go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you must say.”

Referenced Verses

• Jer 1:9 : 9 Then the LORD put forth His hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said to me, Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
• Matt 10:19-20 : 19 But when they deliver you up, do not worry about how or what you shall speak: for it shall be given to you in that same hour what you shall speak. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
• Mark 13:11 : 11 But when they lead you and deliver you up, do not think beforehand what you shall speak, nor premeditate: but whatever shall be given you in that hour, speak that: for it is not you that speak, but the Holy Spirit.
• Luke 12:11-12 : 11 And when they bring you to the synagogues, and to rulers and authorities, do not be anxious how or what you shall answer, or what you shall say. 12 For the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that same hour what you ought to say.
• Luke 21:14-15 : 14 Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand what you shall answer: 15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to contradict nor resist.
• Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as the learned.
• John 14:26 : 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I have said to you.
• Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Luke 11:1 : 1 And it happened that as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said to him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
• Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.
• Ps 32:9 : 9 Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, whose mouth must be controlled with bit and bridle, lest they come near you.
• Ps 143:10 : 10 Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God: Your Spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• Isa 49:2 : 2 And he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand he has hidden me, and made me a polished arrow; in his quiver he has hidden me;