Verse 12

And Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not listened to me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Men Moses talte foran Herrens ansikt og sa: 'Se, Israels barn hører ikke på meg, hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, jeg som har problemer med å snakke?'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Moses talte for Herren og sa: Se, Israels barn har ikke hørt på meg; hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, som har uomskårne lepper?

• Norsk King James

  Og Moses sa for Herren: Se, Israels barn hørte ikke på meg; hvordan skal da Farao høre meg, som har lepper som ikke er omskåret?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Moses talte for Herrens ansikt og sa: Se, Israels barn hører ikke på meg, hvordan skulle da farao høre meg, når jeg er tung i tale?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Moses svarte Herren: Se, Israels barn ville ikke høre på meg, hvordan skulle da farao høre på meg? Jeg er jo uomskåret på leppene.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Moses talte for Herren og sa: Se, Israels barn har ikke hørt på meg. Hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, jeg som har uomskårne lepper?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Moses talte for HERREN og sa: ‘Se, israelittene hører ikke etter meg; hvordan skal da Farao lytte til meg, når jeg har uomskårne lepper?’

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

  Og Moses talte for Herren og sa: Se, Israels barn har ikke hørt på meg. Hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, jeg som har uomskårne lepper?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Moses talte for Herren: Israels barn har ikke hørt på meg. Hvordan kan da farao høre på meg, jeg som har uomskårne lepper?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  But Moses spoke to the LORD, saying, "The Israelites have not listened to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?"

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Moses svarte Herren: «Sannelig, israelittene har ikke hørt på meg; hvordan kan da farao høre på meg, jeg som er uomskåret på leppene?»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Mose talede for Herrens Ansigt og sagde: See, Israels Børn høre mig ikke, og hvorledes skulde Pharao høre mig? og (dertil med) er jeg uomskaaren paa Læberne.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Moses svarte Herren: Se, Israels barn har ikke lyttet til meg; hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, som har uutviklede lepper?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Moses svarte Herren: "Se, israelittene har ikke hørt på meg. Hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, som ikke har veltalende lepper?"

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Moses talte for Herren og sa: 'Se, Israels barn har ikke hørt på meg, hvordan skulle da Farao høre meg, jeg som har uomskårne lepper?'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Moses talte for Jehova og sa: Se, Israels barn har ikke hørt på meg, hvordan kan Farao da høre meg, jeg som har uomskårne lepper?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Moses svarte Herren: Se, Israels barn vil ikke høre på meg. Hvordan skal da farao høre på meg, jeg som har uomsnårne lepper?

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Moses spake before the Lorde saynge: beholde, the childern of Israell herken not vnto me, how than shall Pharao heare me: seynge that I haue vncircumcised lippes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Moses spake before ye LORDE, & saide: Beholde, ye childre of Israel herke not vnto me, how shulde Pharao the heare me? And I am also of vncircumcised lyppes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Moses spake before the Lorde, saying, Beholde, the children of Israel hearken not vnto me, howe then shall Pharaoh heare mee, which am of vncircumcised lippes?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Moyses spake before the Lorde, saying: beholde, the children of Israel hearken not vnto me: howe then shall Pharao heare me, whiche am of vncircumcized lippes?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who [am] of uncircumcised lips?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven't listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am of uncircumcised lips?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Moses speaketh before Jehovah, saying, `Lo, the sons of Israel have not hearkened unto me, and how doth Pharaoh hear me, and I of uncircumcised lips?'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Moses, answering the Lord, said, See, the children of Israel will not give ear to me; how then will Pharaoh give ear to me, whose lips are unclean?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, "Behold, the children of Israel haven't listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, who am of uncircumcised lips?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Moses replied to the LORD,“If the Israelites did not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with difficulty?”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 4:10 : 10 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.
• Exod 6:30 : 30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?
• Jer 1:6 : 6 Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
• Jer 6:10 : 10 To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot listen. Behold, the word of the LORD is to them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
• Exod 6:9 : 9 And Moses spoke so to the children of Israel: but they did not listen to Moses because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.
• Exod 3:13 : 13 And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the children of Israel and say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you; and they say to me, What is his name? what shall I say to them?
• Exod 4:29-31 : 29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel. 30 And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken to Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people. 31 And the people believed, and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
• Exod 5:19-21 : 19 And the officers of the children of Israel realized they were in trouble when it was said, You shall not diminish anything from your bricks of your daily task. 20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way as they came out from Pharaoh: 21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge; because you have made our odor to be loathed in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.
• Lev 26:41 : 41 And that I also have walked contrary to them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept the punishment of their iniquity:
• Deut 30:6 : 6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.
• Isa 6:5 : 5 Then I said, Woe is me, for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
• Jer 9:26 : 26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all who are in the farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
• Acts 7:51 : 51 You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do you.