Exodus 6:12
Moses said to Yahweh, “If the Israelites have not listened to me, why will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am not good at speaking?”
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11“Go tell Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to let the people of Israel go from his land.”
Cross References
Exodus 3:13Moses said to God, “When I go to the Israelites and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and when they say to me, 'What is his name?' what should I say to them?”
Exodus 4:10Then Moses said to Yahweh, “Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you spoke to your servant. I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”
Exodus 5:19The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily number of bricks.”
Exodus 6:30But Moses said to Yahweh, “I am not good at speaking, so why will Pharaoh listen to me?”
Deuteronomy 30:6Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, so you will love Yahweh your God with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
Jeremiah 1:6“Ah, Lord Yahweh!” I said, “I do not know how to speak, for I am too young.” 1
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 →