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Exodus 4:13

DoubtFearServing others

11 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.”

But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

14 Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

15 You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

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BSB
But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”
KJV
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
WEB
Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”
ASV
And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
DARBY
And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.
BLB
And he said, “Please, my Lord, send, please, by the hand [of another] whom You send.”
ÅB
Men han sa: Hør meg, Herre! Send bud med hvem du ellers vil!
OTB
Men Moses bønnfalt: «Vær så snill, min Herre, send noen andre.»
B1930
Men han sa: Hør mig, Herre! Send bud med hvem du ellers vil!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jonah 1:3

    Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.

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  • Exodus 4:1

    Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”

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  • Ezekiel 3:14–15

    So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.

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  • Jonah 1:6

    The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”

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  • John 6:29

    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”

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  • Genesis 48:16

    the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

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  • Exodus 23:20

    Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

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  • Matthew 13:41

    The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.

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