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Berean Standard Bible

““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.””

Exodus 4:10

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At the burning bush God commissions Moses to go to Pharaoh and lead Israel out of Egypt. After forty years as a shepherd in Midian, Moses has run out of confidence and starts producing objections.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces dijo Moisés á Jehová: ¡Ay Señor! yo no soy hombre de palabras de ayer ni de anteayer, ni aun desde que tú hablas á tu siervo; porque soy tardo en el habla y torpe de lengua.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero Moisés insistió: ―Señor, tú sabes que nunca me he distinguido por ser un buen orador. Es un problema que tengo desde mucho antes de que tú me hablaras. ¡Me cuesta mucho trabajo expresarme bien!

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