Exodus 6:12

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And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

In other translations

And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”

Hebrew words

וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559הֵןhenhere!H2005בְּנֵי־benei-[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לֹא־lo'-notH3808שָׁמְעוּshame'uthey have listenedH8085אֵלַי'elaito meH413וְאֵיךְve'eikhand how?H349יִשְׁמָעֵנִיyishma'eniwill he listen to meH8085פַרְעֹהfar'ohPharaohH6547וַאֲנִיva'aniand IH589עֲרַל'aral[am] uncircumcised ofH6189שְׂפָתָיִם׃ פsefatayimlipsH8193

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People: Jacob, Moses, Pharaoh (Exodus 3)

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