Exodus 4:10-17
1599 Geneva Bible
10 ¶ But Moses said unto the Lord, Oh my Lord, I am not eloquent, [a]neither at any time have been, nor yet since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am [b]slow of speech and slow of tongue.
11 Then the Lord said unto him, Who hath given the mouth to man? or who hath made the dumb, or the deaf, or him that seeth, or the blind? have not I the Lord?
12 Therefore go now, and (A)I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.
13 But he said, Oh my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the [c]hand of him, whom thou [d]shouldest send.
14 Then the Lord was [e]very angry with Moses, and said, Do not I know Aaron thy brother the Levite, that he himself shall speak? for lo, he cometh also forth to meet thee, and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
15 Therefore thou shalt speak unto him, and [f]put the words in his mouth, and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye ought to do.
16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be as thy mouth, and thou shalt be to him as (B)[g]God.
17 Moreover thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do miracles.
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- Exodus 4:10 Hebrew, from yesterday, and ere yesterday.
- Exodus 4:10 Hebrew, heavy of mouth.
- Exodus 4:13 Or, ministry.
- Exodus 4:13 That is, the Messiah: or some other, that is more meet than I.
- Exodus 4:14 Though we provoke God justly to anger, yet he will never reject his.
- Exodus 4:15 Thou shalt instruct him what to say.
- Exodus 4:16 Meaning, as a wise counselor and full of God’s spirit.
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