Exodus 4:16

He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

Majority Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

In Context

15You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

17But take this staff in your hand so you can perform signs with it.”

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Cross References

Exodus 7:1The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.

Psalms 82:6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’

Matthew Henry on Exodus 4:11-18

10 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. 11 And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord ? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. 14 And the anger of the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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