Exodus 6:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה
(mo·sheh,)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֥י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the LORD,יְהוָ֖ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
the sonsבְּנֵֽי־
(be·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
have not listenedשָׁמְע֣וּ
(sha·me·'u)
8085: to heara prim. root
to me; howוְאֵיךְ֙
(ve·'eich)
349: how?from ay
then will Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔ה
(far·'oh,)
6547: a title of Eg. kingsof foreign origin
listenיִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי
(yish·ma·'e·ni)
8085: to heara prim. root
to me, for I am unskilledעֲרַ֥ל
(a·ral)
6189: having foreskin (uncircumcised)from the same as orlah
in speech?"שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃
(se·fa·ta·yim.)
8193: lip, speech, edgefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
spake
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold the children
ben  (bane)
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.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
have not hearkened
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
unto me how then shall Pharaoh
Par`oh  (par-o')
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings -- Pharaoh.
hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
me
'aniy  (an-ee')
I -- I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, which, who.
who am of uncircumcised
`arel  (aw-rale')
exposed, i.e. projecting loose (as to the prepuce); used only technically, uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed) -- uncircumcised (person).
lips
saphah  (saw-faw')
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, "Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But Moses said in the LORD's presence: "If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker?"

International Standard Version
Then Moses said right in front of the LORD, "Look, the Israelis didn't listen to me, so how will Pharaoh? I'm not a persuasive speaker"

NET Bible
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?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Moses protested to the LORD, "The Israelites wouldn't listen to me. Why would Pharaoh listen to me? I'm such a poor speaker."

King James 2000 Bible
And Moses spoke 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?
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