Exodus 6:30

30 And Moses said before Yahweh, "Look, I [am] {a poor speaker}. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?"

Exodus 6:30 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 6:30

And Moses said before the Lord, behold, I am of uncircumcised
lips
As he had done, ( Exodus 6:13 ) , and this is only a repetition of what is there said, in order to lead on to what is related in the following chapter: how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?
so mean a person, and so poor a speaker, and he a mighty king, surrounded with wise counsellors and eloquent orators.

Exodus 6:30 In-Context

28 {And so it was on a certain day} Yahweh spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.

29 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, "I [am] Yahweh. Speak to Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, all that I [am] speaking to you."

30 And Moses said before Yahweh, "Look, I [am] {a poor speaker}. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?"

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "uncircumcised of lips"