LXX Concordance for λαλεῖν

When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not bring themselves to speak peaceably to him.

But Moses replied to the LORD, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent ​— ​either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant ​— ​because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”[fn]

As Moses descended from Mount Sinai ​— ​with the two tablets of the testimony in his hands as he descended the mountain ​— ​he did not realize that the skin of his face shone as a result of his speaking with the LORD.[fn]

But whenever Moses went before the LORD to speak with him, he would remove the veil until he came out. After he came out, he would tell the Israelites what he had been commanded,

“Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples but could not speak Hebrew.[fn]

Surely the arrows of the Almighty have pierced[fn] me;

my spirit drinks their poison.

God's terrors are arrayed against me.

All things[fn] are wearisome,

more than anyone can say.

The eye is not satisfied by seeing

or the ear filled with hearing.

a time to tear and a time to sew;

a time to be silent and a time to speak;

Those who are confused will gain understanding,

and those who grumble will accept instruction.

The reckless mind will gain knowledge,

and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

For a fool speaks foolishness

and his mind plots iniquity.

He lives in a godless way

and speaks falsely about the LORD.

He leaves the hungry empty

and deprives the thirsty of drink.

But I protested, “Oh no, Lord GOD! Look, I don't know how to speak since I am only a youth.”

Each one betrays his friend;

no one tells the truth.

They have taught their tongues to speak lies;

they wear themselves out doing wrong.

“But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you will say to them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.' Let the one who listens, listen, and let the one who refuses, refuse ​— ​for they are a rebellious house.

While he was speaking to me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, made me stand up,