Exodus 6:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 6:9 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 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
מֹשֶׁ֛ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָֽׁמְעוּ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
H4872
Moses
מִקֹּ֣צֶר
qôtser
H7115
shortness
ר֔וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וּמֵעֲבֹדָ֖ה
ʻăbôdâh
H5656
service
קָשָֽׁה
qâsheh
H7186
hard
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moses spoke so to the children of Israel, but they didn't listen to Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Moses spoke in this way to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses, because of shortness of spirit and because of hard slavery.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).