10 Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but (A)I am slow of speech and [a]slow of tongue.”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 4:10 heavy or dull of tongue; cannot talk very well

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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10 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.

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12 And Moses spoke before the Lord, saying, “The children of Israel have not heeded me. How then shall Pharaoh heed me, for (A)I am [a]of uncircumcised lips?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 6:12 One who does not speak well

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

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?

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Then said I:

(A)“Ah, Lord God!
Behold, I cannot speak, for I am a youth.”

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

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Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

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