Exodus 4:12

12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

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Exodus 4:12 in Other Translations

KJV

12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.

ESV

12 Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak."

NLT

12 Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.”

MSG

12 So, get going. I'll be right there with you - with your mouth! I'll be right there to teach you what to say."

CSB

12 Now go! I will help you speak and I will teach you what to say."

Exodus 4:12 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 4:12

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth
And put words into it, and cause it to speak readily and powerfully; and so it appears that he was mighty in words, as well as in deeds, ( Acts 7:22 ) : and teach thee what thou shalt say;
to Pharaoh, to the Israelites, and to Aaron, that was to speak for him, as is hereafter observed.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 4:12 In-Context

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.”

11 The LORD said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.”

13 But Moses said, “Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else.”

14 Then the LORD’s anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and he will be glad to see you.

Cross References 2

1. S Exodus 3:10
2. ver 15-16; Numbers 23:5; Deuteronomy 18:15,18; Isaiah 50:4; Isaiah 51:16; Jeremiah 1:9; Matthew 10:19-20; Mark 13:11; S Luke 12:12; Luke 21:14-15