Exodus 6:9
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And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
In other translations
And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage.Moses relayed this message to the Israelites, but on account of their broken spirit and cruel bondage, they did not listen to him.
Hebrew words
וַיְדַבֵּרvaydaberand he spokeH1696מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872כֵּןkenthusH3651אֶל־'el-toH413בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808שָׁמְעוּshame'uthey listenedH8085אֶל־'el-toH413מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872מִקֹּצֶרmikotzerfrom shortness ofH7115רוּחַruachspiritH7307וּמֵעֲבֹדָהume'avodahand from laborH5656קָשָׁה׃ פkashahhardH7186
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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