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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_spoke Mosheh to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH to_say here the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not they_have_listened to_me and_how listen_me Farˊoh and_I [am]_uncircumcised of_lips.
OET (OET-RV) And Mosheh said in front of Yahweh, “Look, the Israelis haven’t listened to me, so why would Far’oh listen? And I have difficulty speaking.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה
to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH
Here, face represents the presence of a person. There may also be a hint of impudence in Moses’ attitude that is conveyed by the words before the face of Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “in the presence of Yahweh” or “boldly to Yahweh”
הֵ֤ן
if
Behold is a term meant to focus the attention of the listener on what the speaker is about to say. If there is not a good way to translate this term in your language, this term can be omitted from the translation, or you can use an alternate translation like “as you know.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאֵיךְ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי פַרְעֹ֔ה
if sons_of Yisrael not listen to=me and,how listen,me Farˊoh
Moses asked this question in hopes that God would change his mind about using Moses. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate his words as a statement or an exclamation and communicate the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: “Since the Israelites did not listen to me, neither will Pharaoh!”
Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result
הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאֵיךְ֙ יִשְׁמָעֵ֣נִי פַרְעֹ֔ה
if sons_of Yisrael not listen to=me and,how listen,me Farˊoh
Moses is presenting a reasoned argument: since this, then probably that. Use a natural way of expressing such arguments in your language. Alternate translation: “Since the sons of Israel have not listened to me, why would you think Pharaoh would listen to me?”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וַאֲנִ֖י עֲרַ֥ל שְׂפָתָֽיִם
and,I faltering lips
This is a metaphor that means that Moses was not a good speaker. It is somewhat crude; your translation of this phrase could convey that Moses spoke impolitely. If your readers would not understand what this image means in this context, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And I do not speak well”
6:1-13 God renewed his promises. The offer of rescue brought the true question to the fore, the question articulated by Pharaoh: Who is the Lord (5:2)? As much as the Israelites needed rescue from bondage, their greater need was to know the Lord. The climax of God’s renewed promises was “you will know that I am the Lord your God” (6:7).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_spoke Mosheh to_(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before YHWH to_say here the_people of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) not they_have_listened to_me and_how listen_me Farˊoh and_I [am]_uncircumcised of_lips.
OET (OET-RV) And Mosheh said in front of Yahweh, “Look, the Israelis haven’t listened to me, so why would Far’oh listen? And I have difficulty speaking.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.