Exodus 4

YHWH equips Moses with signs (staff to serpent, leprous hand, water to blood), appoints Aaron as spokesman, and Zipporah circumcises their son to avert YHWH's anger.[3]

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Interlinear Text

and said and he declared YHWH the Being One to toward Moses Drawn-Out-One stretch out send forth! your hand your hand and grasp and you seized hold by its tail by his tail and he stretched out and he sent forth his hand his hand and seized and he seized firmly it — and it became And he became a staff to the branch-tribe (m.s.) in his hand in his hollow palm
Verse 4 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp שְׁלַח֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shelach stretch out send forth! HVqv2ms יָֽדְ/ךָ֔ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms וֶ/אֱחֹ֖ז 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆 veechoz and grasp and you seized hold HC/Vqv2ms בִּ/זְנָב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤆𐤍𐤁/𐤅 bizenavo by its tail by his tail HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he stretched out and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms יָד/וֹ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֣חֲזֶק 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒 vayachazeq and seized and he seized firmly HC/Vhw3ms בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it became And he became HC/Vqw3ms לְ/מַטֶּ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤈𐤄 lemateh a staff to the branch-tribe (m.s.) HR/Ncmsa בְּ/כַפּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤅 bekhapo in his hand in his hollow palm HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
so that for the sake of (in heed to) they may believe they will foster-faithfully that for (as reason or ground) appeared he was seen to you unto thee YHWH the Being One the God of my Mighty Powers their fathers their fathers the God of my Mighty Powers Abraham Father-of-a-Multitude the God of my Mighty Powers Isaac He Laughs and the God of and the mighty ones Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob)
Verse 5 לְמַ֣עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan so that for the sake of (in heed to) HR יַאֲמִ֔ינוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 yaaminu they may believe they will foster-faithfully HVhi3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC נִרְאָ֥ה 𐤍𐤓𐤀𐤄 nireah appeared he was seen HVNp3ms אֵלֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you unto thee HR/Sp2ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) the God of my Mighty Powers HNcmpc אֲבֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤁𐤕/𐤌 avotam their fathers their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp אֱלֹהֵ֧י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey-2 Mulimu (Lozi) the God of my Mighty Powers HNcmpc אַבְרָהָ֛ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Father-of-a-Multitude HNp אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey-3 Mulimu (Lozi) the God of my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִצְחָ֖ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac He Laughs HNp וֵ/אלֹהֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 velohey Mulimu (Lozi) and the God of and the mighty ones HC/Ncmpc יַעֲקֹֽב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Catcher (Jacob) HNp
and said and he declared YHWH the Being One to him — furthermore still, yet, further put you bring now pray, now your hand your hand into your bosom within your enclosed bosom and he put and he brought his hand his hand into his bosom in his enclosing bosom and he took it out and he caused her to go out and behold and look! his hand his hand was leprous a scourge-stricken woman like snow like the snow
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp ל֜/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od furthermore still, yet, further HD הָֽבֵא 𐤄𐤁𐤀 have put you bring HVhv2ms נָ֤א 𐤍𐤀 na now pray, now HTe יָֽדְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms בְּ/חֵיקֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤊 becheyqekha into your bosom within your enclosed bosom HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וַ/יָּבֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and he put and he brought HC/Vhw3ms יָד֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms בְּ/חֵיק֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤅 becheyqo into his bosom in his enclosing bosom HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יּ֣וֹצִאָ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀/𐤄 vayotsiah and he took it out and he caused her to go out HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm יָד֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado-2 his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms מְצֹרַ֥עַת 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤏𐤕 metsoraat was leprous a scourge-stricken woman HVPsfsa כַּ/שָּֽׁלֶג 𐤊/𐤔𐤋𐤂 kashaleg like snow like the snow HRd/Ncmsa
and He said and he declared put back Cause to return! your hand your hand into toward your bosom your enclosing bosom and he put back and he turned back his hand his hand into toward his bosom his bosom-fold and he took it out and he caused her to go out from his bosom from his enclosing bosom and behold and look! it was restored she turned back like his flesh like his flesh
Verse 7 וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and He said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הָשֵׁ֤ב 𐤄𐤔𐤁 hashev put back Cause to return! HVhv2ms יָֽדְ/ךָ֙ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR חֵיקֶ֔/ךָ 𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤊 cheyqekha your bosom your enclosing bosom HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ/יָּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashev and he put back and he turned back HC/Vhw3ms יָד֖/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 into toward HR חֵיק֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤅 cheyqo his bosom his bosom-fold HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יּֽוֹצִאָ/הּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀/𐤄 vayotsiah and he took it out and he caused her to go out HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs מֵֽ/חֵיק֔/וֹ 𐤌/𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤅 mecheyqo from his bosom from his enclosing bosom HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm שָׁ֖בָה 𐤔𐤁𐤄 shavah it was restored she turned back HVqp3fs כִּ/בְשָׂרֽ/וֹ 𐤊/𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤅 kivesaro like his flesh like his flesh HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
and it shall be and he will be if if not not they will believe they will foster-faithfully even also these two to two of signs the sign-marks these these (ones) and not and not they will listen they will heed to your voice to the sound of your voice then you shall take and you shall take from the water of from the waters of the Nile the River (the Nile) and pour it and you shall pour out on the dry ground the dry-ground and will become and they will come-to-be the water the waters which that-which you take you shall take from from (out of, away from) the Nile the River (the Nile) and will become and they will come-to-be blood to blood on the dry ground on the dried land
Verse 9 וְ/הָיָ֡ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he will be HC/Vqq3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 yaaminu they will believe they will foster-faithfully HVhi3mp גַּם֩ 𐤂𐤌 gam even also HTa לִ/שְׁנֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤔𐤍𐤉 lisheney these two to two of HR/Acmdc הָ/אֹת֜וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤅𐤕 haotot signs the sign-marks HTd/Ncbpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these (ones) HTd/Pdxcp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִשְׁמְעוּ/ן֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅/𐤍 yishemeun they will listen they will heed HVqi3mp/Sn לְ/קֹלֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤒𐤋/𐤊 leqolekha to your voice to the sound of your voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וְ/לָקַחְתָּ֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤕 velaqacheta then you shall take and you shall take HC/Vqq2ms מִ/מֵּימֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉 mimeymey Amanzi (Zulu) from the water of from the waters of HR/Ncmpc הַ/יְאֹ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor the Nile the River (the Nile) HTd/Np וְ/שָׁפַכְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤕 veshafakheta and pour it and you shall pour out HC/Vqq2ms הַ/יַּבָּשָׁ֑ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤄 hayabashah on the dry ground the dry-ground HTd/Ncfsa וְ/הָי֤וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and will become and they will come-to-be HC/Vqq3cp הַ/מַּ֨יִם֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the water the waters HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr תִּקַּ֣ח 𐤕𐤒𐤇 tiqach you take you shall take HVqi2ms מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/יְאֹ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor-2 the Nile the River (the Nile) HTd/Np וְ/הָי֥וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu-2 and will become and they will come-to-be HC/Vqq3cp לְ/דָ֖ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤌 ledam blood to blood HR/Ncmsa בַּ/יַּבָּֽשֶׁת 𐤁/𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 bayabashet on the dry ground on the dried land HRd/Ncfsa
and said and he declared Moses Drawn-Out-One to toward YHWH the Being One please in me (I pray) my Lord my Lords not not a man of individual man words spoken-words am I I myself either also since yesterday from before-time or also since the day before from three-days-back nor also since from that time You have spoken you have declared to toward Your servant your servant for for (as reason or ground) slow of weighty mouth mouth and slow of and heavy-of tongue tongue am I I myself
Verse 10 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בִּ֣י 𐤁𐤉 bi please in me (I pray) HTe אֲדֹנָ/י֒ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay my Lord my Lords HNcmpc/Sp1cs לֹא֩ 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אִ֨ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man of individual man HNcmsc דְּבָרִ֜ים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim words spoken-words HNcmpa אָנֹ֗כִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi am I I myself HPp1cs גַּ֤ם 𐤂𐤌 gam either also HTa מִ/תְּמוֹל֙ 𐤌/𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 mitemol since yesterday from before-time HR/D גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 or also HTa מִ/שִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤌 mishileshom since the day before from three-days-back HR/D גַּ֛ם 𐤂𐤌 gam-3 nor also HTa מֵ/אָ֥ז 𐤌/𐤀𐤆 meaz since from that time HR/D דַּבֶּרְ/ךָ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤊 daberekha You have spoken you have declared HVpc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha Your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC כְבַד 𐤊𐤁𐤃 khevad slow of weighty HAamsc פֶּ֛ה 𐤐𐤄 peh mouth mouth HNcmsa וּ/כְבַ֥ד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤃 ukhevad and slow of and heavy-of HC/Aamsc לָשׁ֖וֹן 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 lashon tongue tongue HNcbsa אָנֹֽכִי 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi-2 am I I myself HPp1cs
and said and he declared YHWH the Being One to him unto him who who? has made he set a mouth mouth for man to the earthling or or (as an alternative option) who who? makes he sets in place mute a speech-stilled man or or (as an alternative option) deaf a deaf man or or (as an alternative option) seeing a clear-eyed man or or (as an alternative option) blind a struck-blind man is it not not I I myself YHWH the Being One
Verse 11 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi שָׂ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 sam has made he set HVqp3ms פֶּה֮ 𐤐𐤄 peh a mouth mouth HNcmsa לָֽ/אָדָם֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 laadam for man to the earthling HRd/Ncmsa א֚וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or (as an alternative option) HC מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi-2 who who? HTi יָשׂ֣וּם 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤌 yasum makes he sets in place HVqi3ms אִלֵּ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤌 ilem mute a speech-stilled man HAamsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or or (as an alternative option) HC חֵרֵ֔שׁ 𐤇𐤓𐤔 cheresh deaf a deaf man HAamsa א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-3 or or (as an alternative option) HC פִקֵּ֖חַ 𐤐𐤒𐤇 fiqecha seeing a clear-eyed man HAamsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-4 or or (as an alternative option) HC עִוֵּ֑ר 𐤏𐤅𐤓 iver blind a struck-blind man HAamsa הֲ/לֹ֥א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo is it not not HTi/Tn אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
and burned and he burned hot the anger of nose (anger) YHWH the Being One against Moses in Mosheh (the Drawn-Out-One) and he said and he declared is there not not Aaron Aharon your brother your brother the Levite the Joined-One (Levite) I know I have known that for (as reason or ground) surely Speak forth! he can speak he will speak forth he he himself and moreover and also behold Look! he he himself is coming out the one going out to meet you to encounter you (masculine singular) and when he sees you and he sees you he will be glad and he rejoiced / and he caused to rejoice / and you (masculine singular) caused to rejoice in his heart in his heart
Verse 14 וַ/יִּֽחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms אַ֨ף 𐤀𐤐 af the anger of nose (anger) HTa יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בְּ/מֹשֶׁ֗ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤄 bemosheh against Moses in Mosheh (the Drawn-Out-One) HR/Np וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הֲ/לֹ֨א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo is there not not HTi/Tn אַהֲרֹ֤ן 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 aharon Aaron Aharon HNp אָחִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊 achikha your brother your brother HNcmsc/Sp2ms הַ/לֵּוִ֔י 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉 halevi the Levite the Joined-One (Levite) HTd/Ngmsa יָדַ֕עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I have known HVqp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC דַבֵּ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber surely Speak forth! HVpa יְדַבֵּ֖ר 𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 yedaber he can speak he will speak forth HVpi3ms ה֑וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms וְ/גַ֤ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and moreover and also HC/Ta הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm הוּא֙ 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he he himself HPp3ms יֹצֵ֣א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yotse is coming out the one going out HVqrmsa לִ/קְרָאתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤊 liqeratekha to meet you to encounter you (masculine singular) HR/Vqc/Sp2ms וְ/רָאֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀/𐤊 veraakha and when he sees you and he sees you HC/Vqq3ms/Sp2ms וְ/שָׂמַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇 vesamach he will be glad and he rejoiced / and he caused to rejoice / and you (masculine singular) caused to rejoice HC/Vqq3ms בְּ/לִבּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤅 belibo in his heart in his heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
and you shall speak and you shall declare to him unto him and put and you (masculine singular) shall set [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the words the spoken matters in his mouth in the mouth of him and I and I myself will be I will be with if / whether your mouth your mouth and with and if his mouth his mouth and will teach and I will cause-to-point-out you [both] you-all [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) what that-which you shall do you (masculine plural) shall cause to make
Verse 15 וְ/דִבַּרְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕 vedibareta and you shall speak and you shall declare HC/Vpq2ms אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms וְ/שַׂמְתָּ֥ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤕 vesameta and put and you (masculine singular) shall set HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa בְּ/פִ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤐𐤉/𐤅 befiv in his mouth in the mouth of him HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אָנֹכִ֗י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I myself HC/Pp1cs אֶֽהְיֶ֤ה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh will be I will be HVqi1cs עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR פִּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤐𐤉/𐤊 pikha your mouth your mouth HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/עִם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veim and with and if HC/R פִּ֔י/הוּ 𐤐𐤉/𐤄𐤅 pihu his mouth his mouth HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/הוֹרֵיתִ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehoreyti and will teach and I will cause-to-point-out HC/Vhq1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you [both] you-all HTo/Sp2mp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which HTr תַּעֲשֽׂוּ/ן 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤍 taasun you shall do you (masculine plural) shall cause to make HVqi2mp/Sn
and went and he walked on Moses Drawn-Out-One and returned and he turned back to toward Jether remainder of his father-in-law his affinity-father and said and he declared to him — let me go Let me go forth please pray, now and return and I will turn back to toward my brothers my brothers who are that-which in Egypt in the Twofold Narrow-Place (Mitsrayim) and see and let me behold whether they are still Are they still continuing? alive lives and said and he declared Jethro His-Excellence to Moses to Mosheh (the Drawn-Out One) go Walk! in peace for wholeness
Verse 18 וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp וַ/יָּ֣שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יֶ֣תֶר 𐤉𐤕𐤓 yeter Jether remainder of HNp חֹֽתְנ֗/וֹ 𐤇𐤕𐤍/𐤅 choteno his father-in-law his affinity-father HVqrmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms אֵ֣לֲכָה 𐤀𐤋𐤊𐤄 elakhah let me go Let me go forth HVqh1cs נָּ֗א 𐤍𐤀 na please pray, now HTj וְ/אָשׁ֨וּבָה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 veashuvah and return and I will turn back HC/Vqh1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אַחַ֣/י 𐤀𐤇/𐤉 achay my brothers my brothers HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who are that-which HTr בְּ/מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 bemitserayim in Egypt in the Twofold Narrow-Place (Mitsrayim) HR/Np וְ/אֶרְאֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 veereeh and see and let me behold HC/Vqi1cs הַ/עוֹדָ֣/ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤃/𐤌 haodam whether they are still Are they still continuing? HTi/D/Sp3mp חַיִּ֑ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim alive lives HAampa וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יִתְר֛וֹ 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 yitero Jethro His-Excellence HNp לְ/מֹשֶׁ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤄 lemosheh to Moses to Mosheh (the Drawn-Out One) HR/Np לֵ֥ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Walk! HVqv2ms לְ/שָׁלֽוֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom in peace for wholeness HR/Ncmsa
and took and he took Moses Drawn-Out-One [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) his wife his woman and [direct object marker] and (the very) his sons his family-builders and set them riding and he caused them to ride on upon (up-over) the donkey the red-dun he-donkey and returned and he turned back to the land of to her firmness Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) and took and he took Moses Drawn-Out-One [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the staff of branch-staff God the Mighty Ones in his hand in his hand
Verse 20 וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אִשְׁתּ֣/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To בָּנָ֗י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his family-builders HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּרְכִּבֵ/ם֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤁/𐤌 vayarekivem and set them riding and he caused them to ride HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR הַ/חֲמֹ֔ר 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤓 hachamor the donkey the red-dun he-donkey HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יָּ֖שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms אַ֣רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the land of to her firmness HNcbsc/Sd מִצְרָ֑יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp וַ/יִּקַּ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach-2 and took and he took HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁ֛ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo מַטֵּ֥ה 𐤌𐤈𐤄 mateh the staff of branch-staff HNcmsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa בְּ/יָדֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
and said and he declared YHWH the Being One to toward Moses Drawn-Out-One when you go in your walking to return to turn back to Egypt toward Mitsrayim (the Double-Straits) see See! all whole-of the wonders the conspicuous portents which that-which I have put I set in your hand in your hand and you shall do them and you shall do them before to the faces Pharaoh Great-House (king of Egypt) but I and I myself will harden I will make strong [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) his heart his heart and not and not he will let go he will send away [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the people the gathered people
Verse 21 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מֹשֶׁה֒ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Drawn-Out-One HNp בְּ/לֶכְתְּ/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤊 belekhetekha when you go in your walking HR/Vqc/Sp2ms לָ/שׁ֣וּב 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁 lashuv to return to turn back HR/Vqc מִצְרַ֔יְמָ/ה 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤄 mitserayemah to Egypt toward Mitsrayim (the Double-Straits) HNp/Sd רְאֵ֗ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 reeh see See! HVqv2ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הַ/מֹּֽפְתִים֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 hamofetim the wonders the conspicuous portents HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr שַׂ֣מְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉 sameti I have put I set HVqp1cs בְ/יָדֶ֔/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 veyadekha in your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms וַ/עֲשִׂיתָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤌 vaasitam and you shall do them and you shall do them HC/Vqp2ms/Sp3mp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc פַרְעֹ֑ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 fareoh Pharaoh Great-House (king of Egypt) HNp וַ/אֲנִי֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) but I and I myself HC/Pp1cs אֲחַזֵּ֣ק 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤒 achazeq will harden I will make strong HVpi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo לִבּ֔/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יְשַׁלַּ֖ח 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 yeshalach he will let go he will send away HVpi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הָ/עָֽם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa
and I say and I said to you unto thee let go he sent forth [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) My son my builder-sons that he may serve Me and may he serve me but you refuse and you (masc.) refused / and she refused to let him go to send him away behold Look! I I myself will kill one striking down (to death) [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) your son your son your firstborn your first-born son
Verse 23 וָ/אֹמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and I say and I said HC/Vqw1cs אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you unto thee HR/Sp2ms שַׁלַּ֤ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach let go he sent forth HVpv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנִ/י֙ 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) My son my builder-sons HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/יַֽעַבְדֵ֔/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤍𐤉 veyaavedeni that he may serve Me and may he serve me HC/Vqj3ms/Sp1cp וַ/תְּמָאֵ֖ן 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤀𐤍 vatemaen but you refuse and you (masc.) refused / and she refused HC/Vpw2ms לְ/שַׁלְּח֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤅 leshalecho to let him go to send him away HR/Vpc/Sp3ms הִנֵּה֙ 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs הֹרֵ֔ג 𐤄𐤓𐤂 horeg will kill one striking down (to death) HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בִּנְ/ךָ֖ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 binekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּכֹרֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁𐤊𐤓/𐤊 bekhorekha your firstborn your first-born son HNcmsc/Sp2ms
and took and she took Zipporah Little Bird (woman) a flint flint-rock (masc. sing.); Rock-city (proper name, Tyre) and cut off and she cut off [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the foreskin of foreskin of her son her builder-son and touched and she touched at his feet to his two feet and she said and she said surely for (as reason or ground) a bridegroom of marriage-allied man blood bloods you are you (masculine singular) to me —
Verse 25 וַ/תִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach and took and she took HC/Vqw3fs צִפֹּרָ֜ה 𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤄 tsiporah Zipporah Little Bird (woman) HNp צֹ֗ר 𐤑𐤓 tsor a flint flint-rock (masc. sing.); Rock-city (proper name, Tyre) HNcmsa וַ/תִּכְרֹת֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤕 vatikherot and cut off and she cut off HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עָרְלַ֣ת 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤕 arelat the foreskin of foreskin of HNcfsc בְּנָ֔/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs וַ/תַּגַּ֖ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤏 vataga and touched and she touched HC/Vhw3fs לְ/רַגְלָ֑י/ו 𐤋/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leragelayv at his feet to his two feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs כִּ֧י 𐤊𐤉 ki surely for (as reason or ground) HC חֲתַן 𐤇𐤕𐤍 chatan a bridegroom of marriage-allied man HNcmsc דָּמִ֛ים 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 damim blood bloods HNcmpa אַתָּ֖ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you are you (masculine singular) HPp2ms לִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs
and believed and he supported the people the gathered people and they heard and they hearkened that for (as reason or ground) had visited he attended to YHWH the Being One [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) the children of builder-sons Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God and that and if He had seen he saw [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) their affliction their bowed-down affliction and they bowed down And they bent themselves low and worshipped and they prostrated themselves
Verse 31 וַֽ/יַּאֲמֵ֖ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤍 vayaamen and believed and he supported HC/Vhw3ms הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּשְׁמְע֡וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they heard and they hearkened HC/Vqw3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC פָקַ֨ד 𐤐𐤒𐤃 faqad had visited he attended to HVqp3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the children of builder-sons HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וְ/כִ֤י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and that and if HC/C רָאָה֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah He had seen he saw HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עָנְיָ֔/ם 𐤏𐤍𐤉/𐤌 aneyam their affliction their bowed-down affliction HNcmsc/Sp3mp וַֽ/יִּקְּד֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤅 vayiqedu and they bowed down And they bent themselves low HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachauu and worshipped and they prostrated themselves HC/Vvw3mp
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