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.“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.”
In other translations
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.“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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559מֹשֶׁהmoshehMosesH4872אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068בִּיbipardon meH994אֲדֹנָי'adonaiO LordH136לֹאlo'notH3808אִישׁ'ish[am] a man ofH376דְּבָרִיםdevarimwordsH1697אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595גַּםgamneitherH1571מִתְּמוֹלmitemolfrom yesterdayH8543גַּםgamnorH1571מִשִּׁלְשֹׁםmishilshomfrom three days agoH8032גַּםgamnorH1571מֵאָזme'azfrom thenH227דַּבֶּרְךָdaberkhaspeaking youH1696אֶל־'el-toH413עַבְדֶּךָ'avdekhaservant yourH5650כִּיkiforH3588כְבַד־khevad-[am] heavy ofH3515פֶּהpehmouthH6310וּכְבַדukhevadand heavy ofH3515לָשׁוֹןlashontongueH3956אָנֹכִי׃'anokhiIH595
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 1:6Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
- Exodus 6:12And 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?But in the LORD’s presence Moses replied, “If the Israelites will not listen to me, then why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I am unskilled in speech?”
- Acts 7:22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
- 2 Corinthians 11:6But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
- Exodus 4:1And 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.Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”
- 2 Corinthians 10:10For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
- Job 12:2No doubt but ye are the people, and wisdom shall die with you.“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
- 1 Corinthians 2:1-41 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. 2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. 4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:1 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. 4 My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power,
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