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Introduction to Exodus 4:1 This verse presents Moshe’s objection to his divine mission, expressing doubt that the people of Yisra’el will believe his message. The key grammatical feature is the use of the construction וְהֵן, a conditional clause that introduces a hypothetical situation. Unlike the more common אִם for conditionals, וְהֵן expresses a stronger, more assertive hypothetical, sometimes shading into expectation. This lesson focuses on how וְהֵן functions in Biblical Hebrew and how it shapes the syntax of conditional declarations. וַיַּ֤עַן מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר וְהֵן֙ לֹֽא־יַאֲמִ֣ינוּ לִ֔י וְלֹ֥א יִשְׁמְע֖וּ בְּקֹלִ֑י כִּ֣י יֹֽאמְר֔וּ לֹֽא־נִרְאָ֥ה אֵלֶ֖יךָ יְהוָֽה׃ Analysis of Key Words and Structures וַיַּ֤עַן מֹשֶׁה֙ (vayyaʿan Mosheh) – “And Moshe answered.”… Learn Hebrew