Verse 10

Exodus 4:10

American Standard Version

10 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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֣ה אֶל יְהוָה֮ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנָ/י֒ לֹא֩ אִ֨ישׁ דְּבָרִ֜ים אָנֹ֗כִי גַּ֤ם מִ/תְּמוֹל֙ גַּ֣ם מִ/שִּׁלְשֹׁ֔ם גַּ֛ם מֵ/אָ֥ז דַּבֶּרְ/ךָ אֶל עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ כִּ֧י כְבַד פֶּ֛ה וּ/כְבַ֥ד לָשׁ֖וֹן אָנֹֽכִי
English Translation
And Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I am not a man of words, neither yesterday, nor the day before, nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am heavy of mouth and heavy of tongue."
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Chapter 4 Context
1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for t... Focus ↗
2 And Jehovah said unto him, What is that in thy hand? And he said, A rod. Focus ↗
3 And he said, Cast in on the ground. And he cast it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses... Focus ↗
4 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Put forth thy hand, and take it by the tail: (and he put forth his hand... Focus ↗
5 That they may believe that Jehovah, the God (Elohim) of their fathers, the God (Elohim) of Abraham,... Focus ↗
6 And Jehovah said furthermore unto him, Put now thy hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his... Focus ↗
7 And he said, Put thy hand into thy bosom again. (And he put his hand into his bosom again; and when... Focus ↗
8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first... Focus ↗
9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy v... Focus ↗
10 And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast sp...
11 And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man`s mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing... Focus ↗
12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak. Focus ↗
13 And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. Focus ↗
14 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the... Focus ↗
15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and wit... Focus ↗
16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a... Focus ↗
17 And thou shalt take in thy hand this rod, wherewith thou shalt do the signs. Focus ↗
18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee,... Focus ↗
19 And Jehovah said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought t... Focus ↗
20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt... Focus ↗
21 And Jehovah said unto Moses, When thou goest back into Egypt, see that thou do before Pharaoh all th... Focus ↗
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, Israel is my son, my first-born: Focus ↗
23 and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go:... Focus ↗
24 And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that Jehovah met him, and sought to kill him. Focus ↗
25 Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she sa... Focus ↗
26 So he let him alone. Then she said, A bridegroom of blood [art thou], because of the circumcision. Focus ↗
27 And Jehovah said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mou... Focus ↗
28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of Jehovah wherewith he had sent him, and all the signs wherewith... Focus ↗
29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel: Focus ↗
30 and Aaron spake all the words which Jehovah had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of... Focus ↗
31 And the people believed: and when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and th... Focus ↗