Exodus 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 6:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֵ֤ן
hên
H2005
behold
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמְע֣וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאֵיךְ֙
ʼêyk
H349
how
יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
פַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
וַאֲנִ֖י
ʼănîy
H589
I
עֲרַ֥ל
ʻârêl
H6189
uncircumcised
שְׂפָתָֽיִם
sâphâh
H8193
lip
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses spoke before the face of Yahweh, saying, “Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me, so how will Pharaoh listen to me? And I have uncircumcised lips.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).