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Exod 4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

wayyō’mer wayyō’mer ’ēlāyw ’ēlāyw yəhwāh yəhwāh mah --zzeh ḇəyāḏeḵā zzeh ḇəyāḏeḵā wayyō’mer wayyō’mer maṭṭeh maṭṭeh

Exod 4:2 And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

wayyō’mer hašəlîḵēhû ’arəṣāh wayyašəlîḵēhû ’arəṣāh wayəhî lənāḥāš wayyānās mōšeh mippānāyw

Exod 4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it.

wayyō’mer yəhwāh ’el-mōšeh šəlaḥ yāḏəḵā we’ĕḥōz bizənāḇô wayyišəlaḥ yāḏô wayyaḥăzeq bô wayəhî ləmaṭṭeh bəḵappô

Exod 4:4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it, and it became a rod in his hand:

ləma‘an ya’ămînû kî-nirə’āh ’ēleyḵā yəhwāh ’ĕlōhê ’ăḇōṯām ’ĕlōhê ’aḇərāhām ’ĕlōhê yiṣəḥāq wē’lōhê ya‘ăqōḇ

Exod 4:5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee.

wayyō’mer yəhwāh lô ‘ôḏ hāḇē’-nā’ yāḏəḵā bəḥêqeḵā wayyāḇē’ yāḏô bəḥêqô wayyôṣi’āhh wəhinnēh yāḏô məṣōra‘aṯ kaššāleg̱

Exod 4:6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow.

wayyō’mer hāšēḇ yāḏəḵā ’el-ḥêqeḵā wayyāšeḇ yāḏô ’el-ḥêqô wayyôṣi’āhh mēḥêqô wəhinnēh-šāḇāh kiḇəśārô

Exod 4:7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his other flesh.

wəhāyāh ’im-lō’ ya’ămînû lāḵ wəlō’ yišəmə‘û ləqōl hā’ōṯ hāri’šôn wəhe’ĕmînû ləqōl hā’ōṯ hā’aḥărôn

Exod 4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

wəhāyāh ’im-lō’ ya’ămînû gam lišənê hā’ōṯôṯ hā’ēlleh wəlō’ yišəmə‘ûn ləqōleḵā wəlāqaḥətā mimmêmê hayə’ōr wəšāp̱aḵətā hayyabbāšāh wəhāyû hammayim ’ăšer tiqqaḥ min-hayə’ōr wəhāyû ləḏām bayyabbāšeṯ

Exod 4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.

wayyō’mer wayyō’mer mōšeh mōšeh ’el-’el-yəhwāh yəhwāh bî bî ’ăḏōnāy ’ăḏōnāy lō’ lō’ ’îš ’îš dəḇārîm dəḇārîm ’ānōḵî ’ānōḵî gam gam mittəmôl mittəmôl gam gam miššiləšōm miššiləšōm kî gam ḵəḇaḏ-mē’āz dabberəḵā peh ’el-ûḵəḇaḏ ‘aḇədeḵā lāšôn ’ānōḵî kî ḵəḇaḏ-peh ûḵəḇaḏ lāšôn ’ānōḵî

Exod 4:10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

wayyō’mer yəhwāh ’ēlāyw mî śām peh lā’āḏām ’ô mî-yāśûm ’illēm ’ô ḥērēš ’ô p̱iqqēaḥ ’ô ‘iwwēr hălō’ ’ānōḵî yəhwāh

Exod 4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

wə‘attāh lēḵ wə’ānōḵî ’ehəyeh ‘im-pîḵā wəhôrêṯîḵā ’ăšer təḏabbēr

Exod 4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

wayyō’mer bî ’ăḏōnāy šəlaḥ-nā’ bəyaḏ-tišəlāḥ

Exod 4:13 And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

wayyiḥar-’ap̱ yəhwāh bəmōšeh wayyō’mer hălō’ ’ahărōn ’āḥîḵā hallēwî yāḏa‘ətî kî-ḏabbēr yəḏabbēr hû’ wəg̱am hinnēh-hû’ yōṣē’ liqərā’ṯeḵā wərā’ăḵā wəśāmaḥ bəlibbô

Exod 4:14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

wəḏibbarətā ’ēlāyw wəśamətā ’eṯ-haddəḇārîm bəp̱îw wə’ānōḵî ’ehəyeh ‘im-pîḵā wə‘im-pîhû wəhôrêṯî ’eṯəḵem ’ēṯ ’ăšer ta‘ăśûn

Exod 4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

wəḏibber-hû’ ləḵā ’el-hā‘ām wəhāyāh hû’ yihəyeh-lləḵā ləp̱eh wə’attāh tihəyeh-llô lē’lōhîm

Exod 4:16 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.

wə’eṯ-hammaṭṭeh hazzeh tiqqaḥ bəyāḏeḵā ’ăšer ta‘ăśeh-bô ’eṯ-hā’ōṯōṯ

Exod 4:17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.

wayyēleḵ mōšeh wayyāšāḇ ’el-yeṯer ḥōṯənô wayyō’mer lô ’ēləḵāh nnā’ wə’āšûḇāh ’el-’aḥay ’ăšer-bəmiṣərayim wə’erə’eh ha‘ôḏām ḥayyîm wayyō’mer yiṯərô ləmōšeh lēḵ ləšālôm

Exod 4:18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

wayyō’mer yəhwāh ’el-mōšeh bəmiḏəyān lēḵ šuḇ miṣərāyim kî-mēṯû kāl-hā’ănāšîm haməḇaqəšîm ’eṯ-nap̱əšeḵā

Exod 4:19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

wayyiqqaḥ mōšeh ’eṯ-’išətô wə’eṯ-bānāyw wayyarəkiḇēm ‘al-haḥămōr wayyāšāḇ ’arəṣāh miṣərāyim wayyiqqaḥ mōšeh ’eṯ-maṭṭēh hā’ĕlōhîm bəyāḏô

Exod 4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.

wayyō’mer yəhwāh ’el-mōšeh bəleḵətəḵā lāšûḇ miṣərayəmāh rə’ēh kāl-hammōp̱əṯîm ’ăšer-śamətî ḇəyāḏeḵā wa‘ăśîṯām lip̱ənê p̱arə‘ōh wa’ănî ’ăḥazzēq ’eṯ-libbô wəlō’ yəšallaḥ ’eṯ-hā‘ām

Exod 4:21 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: but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go.

wə’āmarətā ’el-parə‘ōh kōh ’āmar yəhwāh bənî ḇəḵōrî yiśərā’ēl

Exod 4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:

wā’ōmar ’ēleyḵā šallaḥ ’eṯ-bənî wəya‘aḇəḏēnî wattəmā’ēn ləšalləḥô hinnēh ’ānōḵî hōrēg̱ ’eṯ-binəḵā bəḵōreḵā

Exod 4:23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

wayəhî ḇaddereḵ bammālôn wayyip̱əgəšēhû yəhwāh wayəḇaqqēš hămîṯô

Exod 4:24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

wattiqqaḥ ṣippōrāh ṣōr wattiḵərōṯ ’eṯ-‘ārəlaṯ bənāhh wattagga‘ lərag̱əlāyw wattō’mer kî ḥăṯan-dāmîm ’attāh lî

Exod 4:25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

wayyirep̱ mimmennû ’āz ’āmərāh ḥăṯan dāmîm lammûlōṯ

Exod 4:26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband thou art, because of the circumcision.

wayyō’mer yəhwāh ’el-’ahărōn lēḵ liqəra’ṯ mōšeh hammiḏəbārāh wayyēleḵ wayyip̱əgəšēhû bəhar hā’ĕlōhîm wayyiššaq-lô

Exod 4:27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

wayyaggēḏ mōšeh lə’ahărōn ’ēṯ kāl-diḇərê yəhwāh ’ăšer šəlāḥô wə’ēṯ kāl-hā’ōṯōṯ ’ăšer ṣiwwāhû

Exod 4:28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

wayyēleḵ mōšeh wə’ahărōn wayya’asəp̱û ’eṯ-kāl-ziqənê bənê yiśərā’ēl

Exod 4:29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

wayəḏabbēr ’ahărōn ’ēṯ kāl-haddəḇārîm ’ăšer-dibber yəhwāh ’el-mōšeh wayya‘aś hā’ōṯōṯ lə‘ênê hā‘ām

Exod 4:30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

wayya’ămēn hā‘ām wayyišəmə‘û kî-p̱āqaḏ yəhwāh ’eṯ-bənê yiśərā’ēl wəḵî rā’āh ’eṯ-‘ānəyām wayyiqqəḏû wayyišətaḥăwwû

Exod 4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

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