King James Version
Exodus 4:15 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will te...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 4 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.”
Exodus 4:15 · KJV
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. wilt: or, shouldest
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
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.
And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And thou shalt speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
“unto him and put”
H7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“words”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“and I will be with thy mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“and I will be with thy mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“and I will be with thy mouth”
H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
“and will teach”
H3384properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“you what ye shall do”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
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