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Exodus 4:12 KJV
Exodus · chapter 4 · verse 12
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.Exodus 4:12 · King James Version
Exodus 4:12 in context
10And 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.
11And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
13And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
14And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
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Key words (Strong's)
- mouthpehthe mouth , whether literal or figurativeH6310 →
- teachyârâhproperly, to flow as waterH3384 →
- goyâlakto walkH3212 →
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Moses still continues backward to the service for which God had designed him, even to a fault; for now we can no longer impute it to his humility and modesty, but must own that here was too much of cowardice, slothfulness, and unbelief in it. Observe here, I. How Moses endeavours to excuse himself from the work. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-17