King James Version
Exodus 4:11 in the King James Version says “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? hav...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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?”
Exodus 4:11 · KJV
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. shall become: Heb. shall be and shall be
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. eloquent: Heb. a man of words heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, nor since the third day
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?
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. wilt: or, shouldest
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“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“or who maketh”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
“mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“or who maketh”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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