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Exodus 4:10

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

Exodus 4:10 - Amplified Bible

And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not eloquent {or} a man of words, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and have a heavy {and} awkward tongue.

Exodus 4:10 - American Standard Version

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.

Exodus 4:10 - Bible in Basic English

And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue.

Exodus 4:10 - Darby Bible

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.

Exodus 4:10 - English Standard Version

But Moses said to the Lord, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue."

Exodus 4:10 - King James Version

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

Exodus 4:10 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Moisés dijo al SEÑOR: Por favor, Señor, nunca he sido hombre elocuente, ni ayer ni en tiempos pasados, ni aun después de que has hablado a tu siervo; porque soy tardo en el habla y torpe de lengua.

Exodus 4:10 - The Message

Moses raised another objection to God: "Master, please, I don’t talk well. I’ve never been good with words, neither before nor after you spoke to me. I stutter and stammer."

Exodus 4:10 - New American Standard Bible

Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."

Exodus 4:10 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Moisés dijo al SEÑOR: "Por favor, Señor, nunca he sido hombre elocuente. Ni ayer ni en tiempos pasados, ni aun después de que has hablado a Tu siervo; porque soy tardo en el habla y torpe de lengua."

Exodus 4:10 - World English Bible

Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, 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."

Exodus 4:10 - Young's Living Translation

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.`

Exodus 4:10 - Additional Comments

What a great example we have in Moses for people now, showing that God can use anyone, no matter how skilled in speech they are.
Let's hope that we don't underestimate the power of God, that we can be confident God can use us, no matter our skill.

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