Exodus 4:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 4:13

11 So the Lord said to him, ^a“Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord?

12 Now therefore, go, and I will be ^awith your mouth and teach you what you shall say.”

13 But he said, “O my Lord, ^aplease send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”

14 So ^athe anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and He said: “Is not Aaron the Levite your ^bbrother? I know that he can speak well. And look, ^che is also coming out to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

15 Now ^ayou shall speak to him and ^bput the words in his mouth. And ^cI will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you what you shall do.

16 So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and ^ayou shall be to him as God.

17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do the signs.”

Moses Goes to Egypt

18 So Moses went and returned to ^aJethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brethren who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” And Jethro said to Moses, ^b“Go in peace.”

19 Now the Lord said to Moses in ^aMidian, “Go, return to ^bEgypt; for all the men who ^csought your life are dead.”

20 Then Moses ^atook his wife and his sons and set them on a donkey, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took ^bthe rod of God in his hand.

21 And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do all those ^awonders before Pharaoh which I have put in your hand. But ^bI will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 4:13

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American Standard Version
And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Amplified® Bible
And he said, Oh, my Lord, I pray You, send by the hand of [some other] whom You will [send].

Contemporary English Version
Moses begged, "LORD, please send someone else to do it."

Darby English Version
And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

Good News Bible
But Moses answered, "No, Lord, please send someone else."

King James Version
And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

New American Standard Bible
But he said, "Please, Lord, now send {the message} by whomever You will."

New International Version
But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it."

New King James Version
But he said, "O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send."

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But he said, "Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will."

Revised Standard Version
But he said, "Oh, my Lord, send, I pray, some other person."

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, `O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

New English Translation
But Moses said,¹ “O² my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!”³

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