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The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.
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When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
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Then Abraham spoke up again: “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
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Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?” He answered, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
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Abraham said, “Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?” He said, “For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.”
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Then he said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
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When the Lord had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
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He said to him, “Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.
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So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the flocks and herds before me and the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir.”
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So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city.
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When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.
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Then Judah went up to him and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, let me speak a word to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, though you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
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“You can see for yourselves, and so can my brother Benjamin, that it is really I who am speaking to you.
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Then Joseph said to his brothers and to his father’s household, “I will go up and speak to Pharaoh and will say to him, ‘My brothers and my father’s household, who were living in the land of Canaan, have come to me.
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When the days of mourning had passed, Joseph said to Pharaoh’s court, “If I have found favor in your eyes, speak to Pharaoh for me. Tell him,
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Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
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Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”
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Then the Lord’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.
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You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do.
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He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him.
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Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”
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But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips?”
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Aaron to Speak for Moses
Now when the Lord spoke to Moses in Egypt,
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But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
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While Aaron was speaking to the whole Israelite community, they looked toward the desert, and there was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud.
