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Berean Standard Bible

“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?”

Exodus 4:11

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At the burning bush God has called Moses to lead Israel out of Egypt. Moses keeps objecting, and here he says he has never been a gifted speaker and is slow of speech.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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?

World English Bible (WEB)

Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man`s mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Jehová le respondió: ¿Quién dió la boca al hombre? ¿ó quién hizo al mudo y al sordo, al que ve y al ciego? ¿no soy yo Jehová?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―¿Quién hizo la boca? —le preguntó el Señor—. ¿No la hice yo, el Señor? ¿Quién hace que el hombre pueda o no pueda hablar, que vea o no vea, que oiga o no oiga?

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