Exodus 6:30

30 And Moses said before the Lord, Lo! I am uncircumcised in lips; how shall Pharaoh hear me? (Lo! I am such a poor speaker! 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 in the day in which the Lord spake to Moses in the land of Egypt. (on the day in which the Lord spoke to Moses in the land of Egypt.)
29 And the Lord spake to Moses, and said, I am the Lord; speak thou to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, all things which I speak to thee. (Yea, the Lord spoke to Moses, and said, I am the Lord; tell Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, all the things that I say to thee.)
30 And Moses said before the Lord, Lo! I am uncircumcised in lips; how shall Pharaoh hear me? (Lo! I am such a poor speaker! how will Pharaoh listen to me?)
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