Exodus 4:10-17

Modern English Version

¹⁰ Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant. But I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.”

¹¹ The Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who made the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? ¹² Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you must say.”

¹³ He said, “O my Lord, send, I pray, by the hand of whomever else You will send.”

¹⁴ The anger of the Lord was inflamed against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, he comes out to meet you, and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart. 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 must do. ¹⁶ What’s more, he will be your spokesman to the people, and he will be as a mouth for you, and you will be as God to him. ¹⁷ You must take this rod in your hand, with which you will perform the signs.”