- 1And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.וַיַּ֤עַן מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר וְהֵן֙ לֹֽא יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹלִ֑י כִּ֣י יֹֽאמְר֔וּ לֹֽא נִרְאָ֥ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה
- 2And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו יְהוָ֖ה מזה מַה זֶּ֣ה בְיָדֶ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מַטֶּֽה
- 3And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַשְׁלִיכֵ֣הוּ אַ֔רְצָה וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֥הוּ אַ֖רְצָה וַיְהִ֣י לְנָחָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֥נָס מֹשֶׁ֖ה מִפָּנָֽיו
- 4And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל מֹשֶׁ֔ה שְׁלַח֙ יָֽדְךָ֔ וֶאֱחֹ֖ז בִּזְנָב֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יָדוֹ֙ וַיַּ֣חֲזֶק וַיְהִ֥י לְמַטֶּ֖ה בְּכַפּֽוֹ
- 5That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.לְמַ֣עַן יַאֲמִ֔ינוּ כִּֽי נִרְאָ֥ה אֵלֶ֛יךָ יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתָ֑ם אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֖ק וֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב
- 6And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.וַיֹּאמֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה ע֗וֹד הָֽבֵא נָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַיָּבֵ֥א יָד֖וֹ בְּחֵיק֑וֹ וַיּ֣וֹצִאָ֔הּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה יָד֖וֹ מְצֹרַ֥עַת כַּשָּֽׁלֶג
- 7And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָשֵׁ֤ב יָֽדְךָ֙ אֶל חֵיקֶ֔ךָ וַיָּ֥שֶׁב יָד֖וֹ אֶל חֵיק֑וֹ וַיּֽוֹצִאָהּ֙ מֵֽחֵיק֔וֹ וְהִנֵּה שָׁ֖בָה כִּבְשָׂרֽוֹ
- 8And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.וְהָיָה֙ אִם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ וְלֹ֣א יִשְׁמְע֔וּ לְקֹ֖ל הָאֹ֣ת הָרִאשׁ֑וֹן וְהֶֽאֱמִ֔ינוּ לְקֹ֖ל הָאֹ֥ת הָאַחֲרֽוֹן
- 9And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.וְהָיָ֡ה אִם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ גַּם֩ לִשְׁנֵ֨י הָאֹת֜וֹת הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ מִמֵּימֵ֣י הַיְאֹ֔ר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהָי֤וּ הַמַּ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקַּ֣ח מִן הַיְאֹ֔ר וְהָי֥וּ לְדָ֖ם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת
- 10And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל יְהוָה֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָי֒ לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ דְּבָרִ֜ים אָנֹ֗כִי גַּ֤ם מִתְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִשִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵאָ֥ז דַּבֶּרְךָ אֶל עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֧י כְבַד פֶּ֛ה וּכְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי
- 11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו מִ֣י שָׂ֣ם פֶּה֮ לָֽאָדָם֒ א֚וֹ מִֽי יָשׂ֣וּם אִלֵּ֔ם א֣וֹ חֵרֵ֔שׁ א֥וֹ פִקֵּ֖חַ א֣וֹ עִוֵּ֑ר הֲלֹ֥א אָנֹכִ֖י יְהוָֽה
- 12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.וְעַתָּ֖ה לֵ֑ךְ וְאָנֹכִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶ֣ה עִם פִּ֔יךָ וְהוֹרֵיתִ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּדַבֵּֽר
- 13And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָ֑י שְֽׁלַֽח נָ֖א בְּיַד תִּשְׁלָֽח
- 14And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.וַיִּֽחַר אַ֨ף יְהוָ֜ה בְּמֹשֶׁ֗ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הֲלֹ֨א אַהֲרֹ֤ן אָחִ֨יךָ֙ הַלֵּוִ֔י יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּֽי דַבֵּ֥ר יְדַבֵּ֖ר ה֑וּא וְגַ֤ם הִנֵּה הוּא֙ יֹצֵ֣א לִקְרָאתֶ֔ךָ וְרָאֲךָ֖ וְשָׂמַ֥ח בְּלִבּֽוֹ
- 15And 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.וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֔יו וְשַׂמְתָּ֥ אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּפִ֑יו וְאָנֹכִ֗י אֶֽהְיֶ֤ה עִם פִּ֨יךָ֙ וְעִם פִּ֔יהוּ וְהוֹרֵיתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֽׂוּן
- 16And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.וְדִבֶּר ה֥וּא אֶל הָעָ֑ם וְהָ֤יָה הוּא֙ יִֽהְיֶה לְפֶ֔ה וְאַתָּ֖ה תִּֽהְיֶה לֵֽאלֹהִֽים
- 17And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.וְאֶת הַמַּטֶּ֥ה הַזֶּ֖ה תִּקַּ֣ח בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶׂה אֶת הָאֹתֹֽת
- 18And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ מֹשֶׁ֜ה וַיָּ֣שָׁב אֶל יֶ֣תֶר חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵ֣לֲכָה נָּ֗א וְאָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ אֶל אַחַ֣י אֲשֶׁר בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם וְאֶרְאֶ֖ה הַעוֹדָ֣ם חַיִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יִתְר֛וֹ לְמֹשֶׁ֖ה לֵ֥ךְ לְשָׁלֽוֹם
- 19And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֤ה אֶל מֹשֶׁה֙ בְּמִדְיָ֔ן לֵ֖ךְ שֻׁ֣ב מִצְרָ֑יִם כִּי מֵ֨תוּ֙ כָּל הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים הַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
- 20And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.וַיִּקַּ֨ח מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ וְאֶת בָּנָ֗יו וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙ עַֽל הַחֲמֹ֔ר וַיָּ֖שָׁב אַ֣רְצָה מִצְרָ֑יִם וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת מַטֵּ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדֽוֹ
- 21And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶל מֹשֶׁה֒ בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֙ לָשׁ֣וּב מִצְרַ֔יְמָה רְאֵ֗ה כָּל הַמֹּֽפְתִים֙ אֲשֶׁר שַׂ֣מְתִּי בְיָדֶ֔ךָ וַעֲשִׂיתָ֖ם לִפְנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֑ה וַאֲנִי֙ אֲחַזֵּ֣ק אֶת לִבּ֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א יְשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶת הָעָֽם
- 22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ אֶל פַּרְעֹ֑ה כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה בְּנִ֥י בְכֹרִ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 23And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.וָאֹמַ֣ר אֵלֶ֗יךָ שַׁלַּ֤ח אֶת בְּנִי֙ וְיַֽעַבְדֵ֔נִי וַתְּמָאֵ֖ן לְשַׁלְּח֑וֹ הִנֵּה֙ אָנֹכִ֣י הֹרֵ֔ג אֶת בִּנְךָ֖ בְּכֹרֶֽךָ
- 24And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.וַיְהִ֥י בַדֶּ֖רֶךְ בַּמָּל֑וֹן וַיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֣הוּ יְהוָ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ הֲמִיתֽוֹ
- 25Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.וַתִּקַּ֨ח צִפֹּרָ֜ה צֹ֗ר וַתִּכְרֹת֙ אֶת עָרְלַ֣ת בְּנָ֔הּ וַתַּגַּ֖ע לְרַגְלָ֑יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֧י חֲתַן דָּמִ֛ים אַתָּ֖ה
- 26So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.וַיִּ֖רֶף מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אָ֚ז אָֽמְרָ֔ה חֲתַ֥ן דָּמִ֖ים לַמּוּלֹֽת
- 27And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל אַהֲרֹ֔ן לֵ֛ךְ לִקְרַ֥את מֹשֶׁ֖ה הַמִּדְבָּ֑רָה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַֽיִּפְגְּשֵׁ֛הוּ בְּהַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים וַיִּשַּׁק
- 28And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.וַיַּגֵּ֤ד מֹשֶׁה֙ לְאַֽהֲרֹ֔ן אֵ֛ת כָּל דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁלָח֑וֹ וְאֵ֥ת כָּל הָאֹתֹ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּֽהוּ
- 29And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹ֑ן וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת כָּל זִקְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 30And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אַהֲרֹ֔ן אֵ֚ת כָּל הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָאֹתֹ֖ת לְעֵינֵ֥י הָעָֽם
- 31And 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.וַֽיַּאֲמֵ֖ן הָעָ֑ם וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֡וּ כִּֽי פָקַ֨ד יְהוָ֜ה אֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְכִ֤י רָאָה֙ אֶת עָנְיָ֔ם וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ
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444 tagged Hebrew tokens138 distinct lexical entries31 of 31 verses source-tagged
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
מֹשֶׁהH4872
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
יָדH3027
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
יָלַךְH3212
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
דָבַרH1696
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
שׁוּבH7725
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
שָׁלַחH7971
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Exodus 4:1 | 3,993 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:2 | 1,266 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:3 | 2,688 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:4 | 2,328 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:5 | 4,201 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:6 | 3,078 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:7 | 3,403 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:8 | 4,620 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:9 | 10,494 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:10 | 8,221 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:11 | 4,740 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:12 | 4,623 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:13 | 1,477 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:14 | 7,239 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:15 | 8,906 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:16 | 2,621 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:17 | 3,990 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:18 | 8,761 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:19 | 7,067 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:20 | 6,394 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:21 | 9,486 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:22 | 2,160 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:23 | 5,286 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:24 | 2,830 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:25 | 6,966 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:26 | 3,674 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:27 | 5,312 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:28 | 4,713 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:29 | 3,187 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:30 | 5,546 | study verse |
| Exodus 4:31 | 5,343 | study verse |
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