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Exodus 6:30
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KJ21
And Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?”
ASV
And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
AMP
But Moses said before the Lord, “Look, I am unskilled and inept in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me and pay attention to what I say?”
AMPC
But Moses said to the Lord, Behold, I am of deficient and impeded speech; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me?
BRG
And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
CSB
But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
CSBA
But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, ‘Since I am such a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me? ’
CEB
But Moses replied to the Lord, “Look, I’m not a very good speaker. How is Pharaoh ever going to listen to me?”
CJB
Moshe answered Adonai, “Look, I’m such a poor speaker that Pharaoh won’t listen to me.”
CEV
But Moses answered, “You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me.”
DARBY
And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how will Pharaoh hearken unto me?
DRA
And Moses said before the Lord: Lo I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharao hear me?
ERV
But Moses, standing there before the Lord, said, “You know me. I’m a very bad speaker. How will I make the king listen to me?”
EASY
But Moses said, ‘You know that I do not speak well. Pharaoh will not listen to me.’
EHV
But Moses said in the Lord’s presence, “You see, I am a poor speaker. Why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
ESV
But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”
ESVUK
But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”
EXB
But Moses answered, “I am ·not a good speaker [L uncircumcised of lips]. ·The king [L Pharaoh] will not listen to me.”
GNV
Then Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hear me?
GW
But Moses said to the Lord, “Why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
GNT
But Moses answered, “You know that I am such a poor speaker; why should the king listen to me?”
HCSB
But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
ICB
But Moses answered, “I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me.”
ISV
Moses said in the presence of the Lord, “Look, I’m not a persuasive speaker, so how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
JUB
And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
KJV
And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
AKJV
And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
LSB
But Moses said before Yahweh, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”
LEB
And Moses said before Yahweh, “Look, I am a poor speaker. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
TLB
This is that Moses who argued with the Lord, “I can’t do it; I’m no speaker—why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
MSG
And Moses answered, “Look at me. I stutter. Why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
MEV
However, Moses said before the Lord, “Listen! I am unskilled in speech, so how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
NOG
But Moses said to Yahweh, “Why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
NABRE
But Moses protested to the Lord, “Since I am a poor speaker, how is it possible that Pharaoh will listen to me?”
NASB
But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”
NASB1995
But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?”
NCB
Moses spoke in the presence of the Lord, “Behold, I am a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me?”
NCV
But Moses answered, “I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me.”
NET
But Moses said before the Lord, “Since I speak with difficulty, why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
NIRV
But Moses said to the Lord, “I don’t speak very well. So why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
NIV
But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
NIVUK
But Moses said to the Lord, ‘Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?’
NKJV
But Moses said before the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh heed me?”
NLV
But Moses said to the Lord, “See, I am not able to speak well. How then will Pharaoh listen to me?”
NLT
But Moses argued with the Lord, saying, “I can’t do it! I’m such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
NRSVA
But Moses said in the Lord’s presence, ‘Since I am a poor speaker, why would Pharaoh listen to me?’
NRSVACE
But Moses said in the Lord’s presence, ‘Since I am a poor speaker, why would Pharaoh listen to me?’
NRSVCE
But Moses said in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am a poor speaker, why would Pharaoh listen to me?”
NRSVUE
But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I am a poor speaker, why should Pharaoh listen to me?”
OJB
And Moshe said before Hashem, See, I am of aral sefatayim,and why should Pharaoh pay heed unto me.
RGT
Then Moses said before the LORD, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How, then, shall Pharaoh hear me?”
RSV
But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me?”
RSVCE
But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me?”
TLV
But Moses said to Adonai, “I am of uncircumcised lips, so how would Pharaoh listen to me?”
VOICE
Moses: Please, I am not fit to speak for You. How do You expect Pharaoh to listen to me?
WEB
Moses said before Yahweh, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”
WYC
And Moses said before the Lord, Lo! I am uncircumcised in lips; how shall Pharaoh hear me? (Lo! I am such a poor speaker! how will Pharaoh listen to me?)
YLT
And Moses saith before Jehovah, `Lo, I [am] of uncircumcised lips, and how doth Pharaoh hearken unto me?'
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