Exodus 4:11
9 But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. Then the water you take from the Nile will become blood on the ground.”
10 “Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”
And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
12 Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”
13 But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
- KJV
- And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
- WEB
- The LORD said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, the LORD?
- ASV
- And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man`s mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah?
- DARBY
- And Jehovah said to him, Who gave man a mouth? or who maketh dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? [have] not I, Jehovah?
- BLB
- And YHWH said to him, “Who has made a mouth for the man? Or who makes mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is [it] not I, YHWH?
- ÅB
- Men Herren sa til ham: Hvem har gitt mennesket munn, og hvem gjør stum eller døv eller seende eller blind? Er det ikke jeg, Herren?
- OTB
- Herren svarte: «Hvem har skapt menneskets munn? Hvem gjør en stum eller døv, seende eller blind? Er det ikke jeg, Herren?
- B1930
- Men Herren sa til ham: Hvem har gitt mennesket munn, og hvem gjør stum eller døv eller seende eller blind? Er det ikke jeg, Herren?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 146:8
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
Read in contextIsaiah 6:7
And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”
Read in contextAmos 3:6
If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?
Read in contextPsalms 94:9
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
Read in contextEzekiel 3:26–27
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
Read in contextPsalms 51:15
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Read in contextJeremiah 1:6
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”
Read in contextJeremiah 1:9
Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.
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