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Σὺ δὲ λαλήσεις αὐτῷ πάντα ὅσα σοι ἐντέλλομαι ὁ δὲ Ααρων ὁ ἀδελφός σου λαλήσει πρὸς Φαραω ὥστε ἐξαποστεῖλαι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ισραηλ ἐκ τῆς γῆς αὐτοῦ (Exodus 7:2 LXX) אַתָּ֣ה תְדַבֵּ֔ר אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲצַוֶּ֑ךָּ וְאַהֲרֹ֤ן אָחִ֨יךָ֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וְשִׁלַּ֥ח אֶת־בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאַרְצֹֽו׃ Mediated Speech and Divine Command Exodus 7:2 articulates the division of labor between Moshe and Aharon in their prophetic mission to Parʿo. The Hebrew frames Moshe as the recipient of divine command and Aharon as his spokesman. The Septuagint mirrors this structure closely, yet shifts verbal moods and phrase constructions to render the chain of communication in smoother Greek.… Learn Hebrew