Exodus 4:13 Go deeper

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 1

בִּ֣יbipardon me

Lemma: בִּי (bi) · Strong's: H0994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 43:20, Genesis 44:18, Exodus 4:10, Numbers 12:11, Joshua 7:8, Judges 6:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0994; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 2

אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiO Lord

Lemma: אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) · Strong's: H0136

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: Lord

Used 440 times. Also: Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:8, Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 18:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0136; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 3

שְֽׁלַֽח\־she.lach-send

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 4

נָ֖אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 5

בְּיַד\־be.yad-by [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 6

תִּשְׁלָֽח\׃tish.Lach[whoever] you will send

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to send: depart

Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Exodus 4:13 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But Moses replied	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Please	→	בִּי H0994 please
Lord	→	אֲדֹנָי H0136 Lord
send	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
someone else	→	יָד H3027G hand
. . .	→	שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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