10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “Please, Lord, (A)I have never been [a]eloquent, neither [b]recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am [c]slow of speech and [d]slow of tongue.”

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  1. Exodus 4:10 Lit a man of words
  2. Exodus 4:10 Lit yesterday
  3. Exodus 4:10 Lit heavy
  4. Exodus 4:10 Lit heavy

10 Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”(A)

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12 But Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; (A)how then will Pharaoh listen to me, as I am [a](B)unskilled in speech?”

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  1. Exodus 6:12 Lit uncircumcised of lips

12 But Moses said to the Lord, “If the Israelites will not listen(A) to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips[a]?”(B)

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  1. Exodus 6:12 Hebrew I am uncircumcised of lips; also in verse 30

Then (A)I said, “Oh, Lord [a]God!
Behold, I do not know how to speak,
Because (B)I am a youth.”

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  1. Jeremiah 1:6 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

“Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know how to speak;(A) I am too young.”(B)

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