Exodus 6:12
And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel hearkened not to me, and how shall Pharaoh hearken to me? and I am not eloquent.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
11Go in, speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he send forth the children of Israel out of his land.
Cross References
Exodus 3:13And Moses said to God, Behold, I shall go forth to the children of Israel, and shall say to them, The God of our fathers has sent me to you; and they will ask me, What is his name? What shall I say to them?
Exodus 4:10And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow tongued.
Exodus 5:19And the accountants of the children of Israel saw themselves in an evil plight, men saying, Ye shall not fail to deliver the daily rate of the brickmaking.
Exodus 6:30And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am not able in speech, and how shall Pharaoh hearken to me?
Deuteronomy 30:6And the Lord shall purge thy heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Jeremiah 1:6And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme 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 →