Exodus 6:12
And Moses spoke before LORD, saying, Behold, the sons of Israel have not hearkened to me, how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the sons of Israel go out of his land.
Cross References
Exodus 3:13And Moses said to God, Behold, when I come to the sons of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of your fathers has sent me to you, and they shall say to me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?
Exodus 4:10And Moses said to LORD, Oh, LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou have spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
Exodus 5:19And the officers of the sons of Israel saw that they were in affliction, when it was said, Ye shall not diminish anything from your bricks, [your] daily tasks.
Exodus 6:30And Moses said before LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken to me?
Deuteronomy 30:6And LORD thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou may live.
Jeremiah 1:6Then I said, Ah, lord LORD! Behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 6:11-14
10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And Moses spake before the Lord , saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? 13 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. Here, I. God sends… Read the whole commentary →