Exodus 4:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Moses replied to the Lord, ‘Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent #– #either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant #– #because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.’ , Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not eloquent or a man of words, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and have a heavy and awkward tongue. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible But Moses said to the LORD, “My Lord, I’ve never been able to speak well, not yesterday, not the day before, and certainly not now since you’ve been talking to your servant. I have a slow mouth and a thick tongue.” Catholic Public Domain Version Moses said: "I beg you, O Lord, I was not eloquent yesterday or the day before. And from the time that you have spoken to your servant, I have a greater impediment and slowness of tongue." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue. |
But Moses asked God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and that I should bring the Israelites out of Egypt? ’
Moses answered, ‘What if they won’t believe me and will not obey me but say, “The Lord did not appear to you”? ’
But Moses said in the Lord’s presence, ‘If the Israelites will not listen to me, then how will Pharaoh listen to me, since I am such a poor speaker? ’ ,
But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, ‘Since I am such a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me? ’
But I protested, ‘Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don’t know how to speak since I am only a youth.’
Indeed, I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from that place of slavery. I sent Moses, Aaron, and Miriam ahead of you.
So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in his speech and actions.
For it is said, ‘His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak and his public speaking amounts to nothing.’
Even if I am untrained in public speaking, I am certainly not untrained in knowledge. Indeed, we have in every way made that clear to you in everything.