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Exodus 6:9

NETBible	¹Moses told this² to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him³ because of their discouragement⁴ and hard labor.
NIV © biblegateway Exo 6:9	Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage.
NASB © biblegateway Exo 6:9	So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage.
NLT © biblegateway Exo 6:9	So Moses told the people what the LORD had said, but they wouldn’t listen anymore. They had become too discouraged by the increasing burden of their slavery.
MSG © biblegateway Exo 6:9	But when Moses delivered this message to the Israelites, they didn't even hear him--they were that beaten down in spirit by the harsh slave conditions.
BBE © SABDAweb Exo 6:9	And Moses said these words to the children of Israel, but they gave no attention to him, because of the grief of their spirit and the cruel weight of their work.
NRSV © bibleoremus Exo 6:9	Moses told this to the Israelites; but they would not listen to Moses, because of their broken spirit and their cruel slavery.
NKJV © biblegateway Exo 6:9	So Moses spoke thus to the children of Israel; but they did not heed Moses, because of anguish of spirit and cruel bondage.
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KJV	And Moses <04872> spake <01696> (8762) so unto the children <01121> of Israel <03478>_: but they hearkened <08085> (8804) not unto Moses <04872> for anguish <07115> of spirit <07307>_, and for cruel <07186> bondage <05656>_. {anguish: Heb. shortness, or, straitness}
NASB © biblegateway Exo 6:9	So Moses <04872> spoke <01696> thus <03651> to the sons <01121> of Israel <03478> , but they did not listen <08085> to Moses <04872> on account <04480> of their despondency <07115> <7307> and cruel <07186> bondage <05656> .
LXXM	elalhsen <2980> V-AAI-3S de <1161> PRT mwushv {N-NSM} outwv <3778> ADV toiv <3588> T-DPM uioiv <5207> N-DPM israhl <2474> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV eishkousan <1522> V-AAI-3P mwush {N-DSM} apo <575> PREP thv <3588> T-GSF oligoquciav {N-GSF} kai <2532> CONJ apo <575> PREP twn <3588> T-GPN ergwn <2041> N-GPN twn <3588> T-GPN sklhrwn <4642> A-GPN
NET [draft] ITL	Moses <04872> told <01696> this <03651> to <0413> the Israelites <03478> <01121> , but they did not <03808> listen <08085> to <0413> him <04872> because of their discouragement <07307> <07115> and hard <07186> labor <05656> .
HEBREW	P hsq <07186> hdbemw <05656> xwr <07307> ruqm <07115> hsm <04872> la <0413> wems <08085> alw <03808> larvy <03478> ynb <01121> la <0413> Nk <03651> hsm <04872> rbdyw (6:9) <01696>

NETBible

¹Moses told this² to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him³ because of their discouragement⁴ and hard labor.

NET Notes

¹sn The final part of this section focuses on instructions for Moses. The commission from God is the same – he is to speak to Pharaoh and he is to lead Israel out. It should have been clear to him that God would do this, for he had just been reminded how God was going to lead out, deliver, redeem, take the people as his people, and give them land. It was God’s work of love from beginning to end. Moses simply had his task to perform.

²tn Heb “and Moses spoke thus.”

³tn Heb “to Moses.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴tn The Hebrew מִקֹּצֶּר רוּחַ (miqqotser ruakh) means “because of the shortness of spirit.” This means that they were discouraged, dispirited, and weary – although some have also suggested it might mean impatient. The Israelites were now just not in the frame of mind to listen to Moses.