Exodus 4:10

And Moses says to YHWH, “O my Lord, I [am] not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Your speaking to Your servant, for I [am] slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.”

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

In Context

9And it has come to pass, if they do not give credence even to these two signs, nor listen to your voice, that you have taken of the waters of the River, and have poured [it] on the dry land, and the waters which you take from the River have been, indeed, they have become blood on the dry land.”

11And YHWH says to him, “Who appointed a mouth for man? Or who appoints the mute, or deaf, or open, or blind? Is it not I, YHWH?

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Cross References

Exodus 4:1And Moses answers and says, “And if they do not give credence to me, nor listen to my voice, and say, YHWH has not appeared to you?”

Job 12:2“Truly—you [are] the people, and wisdom dies with you.

Acts 7:22and Moses was taught in all wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in words and in works.

2 Corinthians 10:10“because the letters indeed,” says one, “[are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.”

Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:2-10

The Objections of Moses Overruled. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 2 And the Lord said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod. 3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and… Read the whole commentary →

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