Exodus 4:10
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And 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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
לֹא
lôʼ
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אֶתְמוֹל
ʼethmôwl
heretofore; definitely yesterday
דַּי
day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
דָבַר
dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
לָשׁוֹן
lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame,...
Key Terms in This Verse
בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →דַּי day
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Study H1767 →לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
Study H3956 →דָבַר dâbar
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Study H1696 →Cross References
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
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?
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
And 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.
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.
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