JST Exodus 4

Hebrew translation, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open JST Exodus 4 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

JST, Exodus 4:21. Compare Exodus 4:21; 7:3, 13; 9:12; 10:1, 20, 27; 11:10; 14:4, 8, 17; Deuteronomy 2:30

1. 21

   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidיְהוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֶלeluntoמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEMosesבְּלֶכְתְּךָbe/lekh/te/KHAwhen-you-goלָשׁוּבla/SHUVto-returnמִצְרַיְמָהMits/RAY/mainto-Egyptרְאֵהre/Eseeכִּיkithatתַעֲשֶׂהta/a/SEyou-doאֶת־כׇּלet-kolallהַמּוֹפְתִיםham/mof/TIMthe-wondersלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeפַרְעֹהFar/OPharaohאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichשַׂמְתִּיSAM/tiI-have-putבְּיָדֶךָbe/ya/DE/khain-your-handוְאַצְלִיחֲךָve/ats/li/cha/KHAand-I-will-prosper-youאַךְakhbutפַּרְעֹהPar/OPharaohיְקַשֶּׁהye/kash/SHEwill-hardenאֶת־לִבּוֹet-lib/BOhis-heartוְלֹאve/LOand-he-will-notיְשַׁלַּחye/shal/LACHlet-goאֶת־הָעָם׃et-ha/AMthe-people

   And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand, and I will prosper thee; but Pharaoh will harden his heart, and he will not let the people go.

JST, Exodus 4:24–27. Compare Exodus 4:24–27

1. 24

   וַיְהִיvay/HIand-it-came-to-passכִּיkithatנִרְאָהnir/AappearedיְהוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֵלָיוe/LAYVunto-himבַּדֶּרֶךְbad/DE/rekhin-the-wayעַלalbyהַמָּלוֹןham/ma/LONthe-innוַיִּחַרvay/YI/charand-was-angryיְהוָהAdonaithe-LORDבְּמֹשֶׁהbe/Mo/SHEwith-Mosesוְיָדוֹve/ya/DOand-his-handעָמְדָהa/me/DAwas-aboutלִנְפֹּלlin/POLto-fallעָלָיוa/LAYVupon-himלַהֲמִיתוֹla/ha/mi/TOto-kill-himכִּיkiforלֹאlohe-had-notמָלmalcircumcisedאֶת־בְּנוֹ׃et-be/NOhis-son

   And it came to pass, that the Lord appeared unto him as he was in the way, by the inn. The Lord was angry with Moses, and his hand was about to fall upon him, to kill him; for he had not circumcised his son.

2. 25

   וַתִּקַּחvat/tik/KACHthen-tookצִפֹּרָהTsip/po/RAZipporahצֹרtsora-sharp-stoneוַתִּמֹלvat/ti/MOLand-circumcisedאֶת־בְּנָהּet-be/NAher-sonוַתַּשְׁלֵךְvat/tash/LEKHand-castאֶת־הָאֶבֶןet-ha/E/venthe-stoneלְרַגְלָיוle/rag/LAYVat-his-feetוַתֹּאמֶרvat/TO/merand-saidאָכֵןa/KHENsurelyחֲתַןcha/TANa-husband-ofדָּמִיםda/MIMbloodאַתָּהat/TAyou-areלִי׃liunto-me

   Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and circumcised her son, and cast the stone at his feet, and said, Surely thou art a bloody husband unto me.

3. 26

   וַיַּחְמֹלvay/yach/MOLand-sparedיְהוָהAdonaithe-LORDעַלaluponמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEMosesוַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּvay/shal/le/CHE/huand-let-him-goכִּיkibecauseצִפֹּרָהTsip/po/RAZipporahאִשְׁתּוֹish/TOhis-wifeמָלָהma/LAcircumcisedאֶת־הַיֶּלֶדet-hay/YE/ledthe-childוַתֹּאמֶרvat/TO/merand-saidחֲתַןcha/TANa-husband-ofדָּמִיםda/MIMbloodאַתָּהat/TAyou-areוַיִּתְבֹּשֵׁשׁvay/yit/bo/SHESHand-was-ashamedמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEMosesוַיַּסְתֵּרvay/yas/TERand-hidפָּנָיוpa/NAYVhis-faceמֵיְהוָהme-Adonaifrom-the-LORDוַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidחָטָאתִיcha/TA/tiI-have-sinnedלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeיְהוָה׃Adonaithe-LORD

   And the Lord spared Moses and let him go, because Zipporah, his wife, circumcised the child. And she said, Thou art a bloody husband. And Moses was ashamed, and hid his face from the Lord, and said, I have sinned before the Lord.

4. 27

   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidיְהוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֶלeluntoאַהֲרֹןA/ha/RONAaronלֵךְlekhgoהַמִּדְבָּרָהham/mid/BA/rainto-the-wildernessלִקְרַאתlik/RATto-meetמֹשֶׁהMo/SHEMosesוַיֵּלֶךְvay/YE/lekhand-wentוַיִּפְגְּשֵׁהוּvay/yif/ge/SHE/huand-met-himבְּהַרbe/HARin-the-mount-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםha/e/lo/HIMGodבָּהָרba/HARin-the-mountאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhereנִרְאָהnir/Aappearedאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMGodאֵלָיוe/LAYVunto-himוַיִּשַּׁקvay/yish/SHAKand-kissedלוֹlohimאַהֲרֹן׃A/ha/RONAaron

   And the Lord said unto Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses, and he went and met him, in the mount of God; in the mount where God appeared unto him; and Aaron kissed him.