Exodus 4:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““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.””
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““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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `O, my Lord, I <FI>am<Fi> not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I <FI>am<Fi> slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Exodus 4:10 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 3:11But Moses asked God, “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?”
- Exodus 4:1Then 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.’”
- Exodus 6:12But 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?”
- Job 12:2“Truly then you are the people with whom wisdom itself will die!
- Jeremiah 1:6“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
- Acts 7:22So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
- 1 Corinthians 2:1When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God.
- 2 Corinthians 10:10For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
- 2 Corinthians 11:6Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
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