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Aaron to Speak for Moses

10 Then Moses said to Yahweh, “Please, Lord, (A)I have never been a man of words, neither [a]recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your slave; for I am one with a [b]hard mouth and a [c]hard tongue.” 11 And Yahweh said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or (B)who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh? 12 So now, go, and (C)I, even I, will be with your mouth and will (D)instruct you what you shall speak.” 13 But he said, “Please, Lord, [d]send now the message by whomever You will.” 14 Then the anger of Yahweh burned against Moses, and He said, “Is there not your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that [e]he can certainly speak. And moreover, behold, (E)he is coming out to meet you. And he will see you and be glad in his heart. 15 And you are to speak to him and (F)put the words in his mouth; and I, even I, will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will instruct [f]you in what you shall do. 16 Moreover, (G)he shall speak for you to the people; and he will become as a mouth for you, and you will become as God to him. 17 And you shall take in your hand (H)this staff, (I)with which you shall do the signs.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 4:10 Lit yesterday
  2. Exodus 4:10 Lit heavy
  3. Exodus 4:10 Lit heavy
  4. Exodus 4:13 Lit send by the hand which You send
  5. Exodus 4:14 Lit speaking he speaks
  6. Exodus 4:15 Lit you (plural)

10 But Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor even now that you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”(A) 11 Then the Lord said to him, “Who gives speech to mortals? Who makes them mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?(B) 12 Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak.”(C) 13 But he said, “O my Lord, please send someone else.” 14 Then the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, “What of your brother Aaron, the Levite? I know that he can speak well; even now he is coming out to meet you, and when he sees you his heart will be glad.(D) 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth, and I will be with your mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what you shall do.(E) 16 He indeed shall speak for you to the people; he shall serve as a mouth for you, and you shall serve as God for him. 17 Take in your hand this staff, with which you shall perform the signs.”(F)

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