King James Version

Exodus 4:13

And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…בִּ֣יbiohבִּיparticle, exhortation — “oh”H994oh that!; with leave, or if it pleasealas, O, oh.אֲדֹנָ֑יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.שְֽׁלַֽחshelachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a commandH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…נָ֖אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.בְּיַדbeyadin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […תִּשְׁלָֽחtishlachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he said: 'Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he saith, 'O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

World English Bible

Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

Darby Translation

And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

Douay-Rheims

But he said: I beseech thee, Lord send whom thou wilt send.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he said: 'Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able person whom thou shalt send.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπε Μωυσῆς, δέομαι, Κύριε· προχείρισαι δυνάμενον ἄλλον, ὃν ἀποστελεῖς.