Exodus 4:12
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Exodus 4:12 in other translations
| BSB | Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.” |
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| WEB | Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.” |
| ASV | Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak. |
| YLT | and now, go, and I--I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;' |
| DARBY | And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say. |
| BBE | So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say. |
| Webster | Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. |
What does Exodus 4:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 4:10-13
10-13. I am not eloquent--It is supposed that Moses labored under a natural defect of utterance or had a difficulty in the free and fluent expression of his ideas in the Egyptian language, which he had long disused. This new objection was also overruled, but still Moses, who foresaw the manifold difficulties of the undertaking, was anxious to be freed from the responsibility.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 4:10-17
Moses continued backward to the work God designed him for; there was much of cowardice, slothfulness, and unbelief in him. We must not judge of men by the readiness of their discourse. A great deal of wisdom and true worth may be with a slow tongue. God sometimes makes choice of those as his messengers, who have the least of the advantages of art or nature, that his grace in them may appear the more glorious…
Exodus 4:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 4:12
- Jeremiah 1:9
Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
- Luke 12:11-12
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
- Matthew 10:19-20
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you.
- Luke 21:14-15
Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer: For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
- Mark 13:11
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
- Isaiah 50:4
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
- Ephesians 6:19
And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
- John 14:26
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
- Luke 11:1
And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
- Psalms 25:4-5
Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- Psalms 143:10
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
- Isaiah 49:2
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
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Context
- Exodus 4:11
And 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?
- Exodus 4:12
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
- Exodus 4:13
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
Exodus 4:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ahora pues, ve, que yo seré en tu boca, y te enseñaré lo que hayas de hablar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant, va, et je serai avec ta bouche, et je t’enseignerai ce que tu diras. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und nun gehe hin, und ich will mit deinem Munde sein und dich lehren, was du reden sollst. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Perge, igitur, et ego ero in ore tuo: doceboque te quid loquaris. |