Exodus 6:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
thusכֵּ֖ן
(ken)
3651: so, thusa prim. adverb
to the sonsבְּנֵ֣י
(be·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
but they did not listenשָֽׁמְעוּ֙
(sha·me·'u)
8085: to heara prim. root
to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔ה
(mo·sheh,)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
on account 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
of [their] despondencyמִקֹּ֣צֶר
(mik·ko·tzer)
7115: shortnessfrom qatsar
and cruelקָשָֽׁה׃
(ka·shah.)
7186: hard, severefrom qashah
bondage.וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה
(u·me·'a·vo·dah)
5656: labor, servicefrom abad


















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
so unto 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.
but they hearkened
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
not unto Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
for anguish
qotser  (ko'-tser)
shortness (of spirit), i.e. impatience -- anguish.
of spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
and for cruel
qasheh  (kaw-sheh')
severe -- churlish, cruel, grievous, hard(-hearted), thing), heavy, + impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, + in trouble.
bondage
`abodah  (ab-o-daw')
work of any kind -- act, bondage, + bondservant, effect, labour, ministering(-try), office, service(-ile, -itude), tillage, use, work, wrought.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage.

King James Bible
And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their broken spirit and hard labor.

International Standard Version
Then Moses reported this to the Israelis, but they did not listen to Moses due to their irritation and impatience because there was no deliverance and because of the cruel bondage.

NET Bible
Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moses reported this to the Israelites. But they would not listen to him because they were so discouraged by their back-breaking work.

King James 2000 Bible
And Moses spoke so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses because of anguish of spirit, and of cruel bondage.
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