Exodus 3:11
But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
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ASV
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
KJV
And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
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Commentary
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| מֹשֶׁה֙ | mo.Sheh | Moses | H4872 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| מִ֣י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| אָנֹ֔כִי | 'a.No.khi | [am] I | H595 → |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| אֵלֵ֖ךְ | 'e.Lekh | I will go | H1980 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| פַּרְעֹ֑ה | par.'Oh | Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| וְכִ֥י | ve.Khi | and that | H3588 → |
| אוֹצִ֛יא | 'o.Tzi' | I will bring out | H3318 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּנֵ֥י | be.Nei | [the] people of | H1121 → |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | Yis.ra.'El | Israel | H3478 → |
| מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ | mi.mitz.Ra.yim | from Egypt | H4714 → |
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