Exodus 4:16
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He shall speak in thy stead to the people, and shall be thy mouth: but thou shalt be to him in those things that pertain to God.

Exodus 7:1,2 And the Lord said to Moses: Behold, I have appointed thee the god of Pharao; and Aaron, thy brother, shall be thy prophet. . . .

Exodus 18:19 But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him:

Psalm 82:6 I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High.

John 10:34,35 Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said, you are gods? . . .

Context
The Appointment of Aaron
15Speak to him, and put my words in his mouth: and I will be in thy mouth, and in his month, and will shew you what you must do. 16He shall speak in thy stead to the people, and shall be thy mouth: but thou shalt be to him in those things that pertain to God.17And take this rod in thy hand. wherewith thou shalt do the signs.…
Cross References
Exodus 4:12
Go therefore, and I will be in thy mouth; and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.

Exodus 4:30
And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord had said to Moses: and he wrought the signs before the people.

Exodus 7:1
And the Lord said to Moses: Behold, I have appointed thee the god of Pharao; and Aaron, thy brother, shall be thy prophet.

Exodus 7:2
Thou shalt speak to him all that I command thee; and he shall speak to Pharao, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

Jeremiah 36:32
And Jeremiah took another volume, and gave it to Baruch the son of Nerias the scribe: who wrote in it from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book which Joakim the king of Juda had burnt with fire: and there were added besides many more words than had been before.

Lexicon
He
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will speak
וְדִבֶּר־ (wə·ḏib·ber-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third 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

the people for you.
הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

He
הוּא֙ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

will be
וְהָ֤יָה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

your spokesman,
לְפֶ֔ה (lə·p̄eh)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to

and it will be
תִּֽהְיֶה־ (tih·yeh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

as if you were
וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

God
לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ (lê·lō·hîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

to him.
לּ֥וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.And he shall be your spokesman to the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

And he shall speak for thee to the people, and he shall be thy mouth, and thou shalt be for him in things pertaining to God.

And he shall speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.

And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.

And he shall speak for thee to the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he -- he is to thee for a mouth, and thou -- thou art to him for God;
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