Exodus 4:16
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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.He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
In other translations
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.He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.
Hebrew words
וְדִבֶּר־vediber-and he will speakH1696הוּאhu'heH1931לְךָlekhafor <the> youאֶל־'el-toH413הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961הוּאhu'heH1931יִהְיֶה־yihyeh-he will becomeH1961לְּךָlekhaof youלְפֶהlepeh<into> a mouthH6310וְאַתָּהve'atahand youH859תִּהְיֶה־tihyeh-you will becomeH1961לּוֹloof himלֵאלֹהִים׃lelohim<into> a godH430
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Exodus 7:1-21 And the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of Israel out of his land.1 The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet. 2 You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.
- John 10:34-3534 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;34 Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
- Psalm 82:6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- Exodus 18:19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
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