Exodus 4:16
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
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ASV
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.
KJV
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְדִבֶּר־ | ve.di.ber- | and he will speak | H1696 → |
| ה֥וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| לְךָ֖ | le.Kha | for <the> you | |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הָעָ֑ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| וְהָ֤יָה | ve.Ha.yah | and it will be | H1961 → |
| הוּא֙ | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| יִֽהְיֶה־ | yih.yeh- | he will become | H1961 → |
| לְּךָ֣ | le.Kha | of you | |
| לְפֶ֔ה | le.Peh | <into> a mouth | H6310 → |
| וְאַתָּ֖ה | ve.'a.Tah | and you | H859 → |
| תִּֽהְיֶה־ | tih.yeh- | you will become | H1961 → |
| לּ֥וֹ | lo | of him | |
| לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ | Le.lo.Him | <into> a god | H430 → |
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