10 But Moses replied to the Lord, “Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent—either in the past or recently or since you have been speaking to your servant—because my mouth and my tongue are sluggish.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 4:10 Lit heavy of mouth and heavy of tongue

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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30 But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker,(A) how will Pharaoh listen to me?”

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30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Since I speak with faltering lips,(A) why would Pharaoh listen to me?”

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But I protested, “Oh no, Lord God! Look, I don’t know how to speak(A) since I am only a youth.”(B)

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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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