Exodus 4:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 4:16

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.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 4:16

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American Standard Version
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

Amplified® Bible
He shall speak for you to the people, acting as a mouthpiece for you, and you shall be as God to him.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 4:15)

Darby English Version
And he shall speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.

Good News Bible
He will be your spokesman and speak to the people for you. Then you will be like God, telling him what to say.

King James Version
And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

New American Standard Bible
"Moreover, he shall speak for you to the people; and he will be as a mouth for you and you will be as God to him.

New International Version
He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him.

New King James Version
So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Moreover, he shall speak for you to the people; and he will serve as a mouth for you and you will serve as God to him.

Revised Standard Version
He shall speak for you to the people; and he shall be a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God.

Young's Literal Translation
and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he -- he is to thee for a mouth, and thou -- thou art to him for God;

New English Translation
He¹ will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if² he³ were your mouth⁴ and as if you were his God.⁵

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