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Exodus 4:10

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¶ 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.

And Moses {H4872} said {H559} unto the LORD {H3068}, O {H994} my Lord {H136}, I {H376} am not eloquent {H1697}, neither heretofore {H8032}{H8543}, nor since {H227} thou hast spoken {H1696} unto thy servant {H5650}: but I am slow {H3515} of speech {H6310}, and of a slow {H3515} tongue {H3956}.

Moshe said to ADONAI, "Oh, Adonai, I'm a terrible speaker. I always have been, and I'm no better now, even after you've spoken to your servant! My words come slowly, my tongue moves slowly."

“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 1:6 (13 votes)

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.

  • Exodus 6:12 (9 votes)

    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?

  • Acts 7:22 (7 votes)

    And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:6 (6 votes)

    But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.

  • Exodus 4:1 (6 votes)

    ¶ 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 Corinthians 10:10 (4 votes)

    For [his] letters, say they, [are] weighty and powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak, and [his] speech contemptible.

  • Job 12:2 (3 votes)

    No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die with you.