Exodus 6

Exodus 6 read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew — plain modern English, nothing added. Translator's notes: • Exodus 6:3 — אֵל שַׁדָּי (El Shaddai): chose "El Shaddai". Alternatives: "God Almighty". Why: Shaddai's meaning is uncertain, traditionally rendered "Almighty"; the compound name is kept whole as the standing rule provides. • Exodus 6:12 — עֲרַל שְׂפָתָיִם (aral sefatayim): chose "of uncircumcised lips". Alternatives: "of faltering lips", "a poor speaker". Why: the phrase is an idiom built on uncircumcised, picturing lips blocked or unfit; the picture is kept rather than replaced by one explanation of it.