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Exodus 6:12 KJV
Exodus · chapter 6 · verse 12
And 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?Exodus 6:12 · King James Version
Exodus 6:12 in context
10And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
11Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.
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?
13And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.
14These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- uncircumcisedʻârêluncircumcisedH6189 →
- hearkenedshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- childrenbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- PharaohParʻôhParoh, a general title of Egyptian kingsH6547 →
- beforepânîymthe faceH6440 →
- sayingʼâmarto sayH559 →
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Here, I. God sends Moses the second time to Pharaoh (Exo 6:11) upon the same errand as before, to command him, at his peril, that he let the children of Israel go. Note, God repeats his precepts before he begins his punishments.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-13