Exodus 4:10
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Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue.

eloquent.

Exodus 4:1 Moses answered, and said: They will not believe me, nor hear my voice, but they will say: The Lord hath not appeared to thee.

Job 12:2 Are you then men alone, and shall wisdom die with you?

1 Corinthians 2:1-4 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not in loftiness of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of Christ. . . .

2 Corinthians 10:10 (For his epistles indeed, say they, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak and his speech contemptible):

2 Corinthians 11:6 For although I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge: but in all things we have been made manifest to you.

heretofore.

Hebrews since yesterday, nor since the third day. slow of speech.

Exodus 6:12 Moses answered before the Lord: Behold the children of Israel do not hearken to me: and how will Pharao hear me, especially as I am of uncircumcised lips?

Jeremiah 1:6 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.

Acts 7:22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians: and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.

Context
The Appointment of Aaron
10Moses said: I beseech thee, Lord, I am not eloquent from yesterday and the day before; and since thou hast spoken to thy servant, I have more impediment and slowness of tongue.11The Lord said to him: Who made man's mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I?…
Cross References
Exodus 3:11
And Moses said to God: Who am I that I should go to Pharao, and should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

Exodus 4:1
Moses answered, and said: They will not believe me, nor hear my voice, but they will say: The Lord hath not appeared to thee.

Exodus 6:12
Moses answered before the Lord: Behold the children of Israel do not hearken to me: and how will Pharao hear me, especially as I am of uncircumcised lips?

Exodus 6:30
And Moses said before the Lord: Lo I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharao hear me?

Jeremiah 1:6
And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.

Micah 6:4
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and delivered thee out of the house of slaves: and I sent before thy face Moses, and Aaron, and Mary.

Lexicon
“Please,
בִּ֣י (bî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 994: Oh that!, with leave, if it please

Lord,”
אֲדֹנָי֒ (’ă·ḏō·nāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 136: The Lord

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֣ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

replied,
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“I
אָנֹ֗כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

have never
לֹא֩ (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

been eloquent,
דְּבָרִ֜ים (də·ḇā·rîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

neither
גַּ֤ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

in the past
מִתְּמוֹל֙ (mit·tə·mō·wl)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8543: Ago, a, time since, yesterday, day before yesterday

nor
גַּ֛ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

since
מֵאָ֥ז (mê·’āz)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 227: At that time, place, therefore

You have spoken
דַּבֶּרְךָ‪‬ (dab·ber·ḵā)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Your servant,
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5650: Slave, servant

for
כִּ֧י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

I
אָנֹֽכִי׃ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

am slow
כְבַד־ (ḵə·ḇaḏ-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3515: Heavy

of speech
פֶּ֛ה (peh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

and
וּכְבַ֥ד (ū·ḵə·ḇaḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3515: Heavy

tongue.”
לָשׁ֖וֹן (lā·šō·wn)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3956: The tongue


Additional Translations
“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 Moses said to the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since you have spoken to your servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

And Moses said to the Lord, I pray, Lord, I have not been sufficient in former times, neither from the time that thou hast begun to speak to thy servant: I am weak in speech, and slow-tongued.

And Moses said to Jehovah, Ah Lord! I am not eloquent, neither heretofore nor since thou hast spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue.

And Moses said unto the LORD, Oh Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

And Moses said to the LORD, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoke to thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Moses said to Yahweh, "O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue."

And Moses saith unto Jehovah, 'O, my Lord, I am not a man of words, either yesterday, or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I am slow of mouth, and slow of tongue.'
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