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Good News Translation

Exodus 4:12

Now, go! I will help you to speak, and I will tell you what to say."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Call;   Communion;   Condescension of God;   Excuses;   Faith;   Israel;   Minister, Christian;   Moses;   Preaching;   Prophets;   Wisdom;   Scofield Reference Index - Miracles;   Thompson Chain Reference - Inspiration;   Prophets;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Missionary Work by Ministers;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Sinai;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Aaron;   Moses;   Prophecy, prophet;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Aaron;   Mouth;   Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Moses;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Exodus;   Moses;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Inspiration;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   On to Canaan;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Mouth;   Revelation;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Memra;   Miracle;  

Devotionals:

- Faith's Checkbook - Devotion for August 2;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."
King James Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Lexham English Bible
So then go, and I myself will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you must speak."
New Century Version
Now go! I will help you speak, and I will teach you what to say."
New English Translation
So now go, and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what you must say."
Amplified Bible
"Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and will teach you what you shall say."
New American Standard Bible
"Now then go, and I Myself will be with your mouth, and instruct you in what you are to say."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore goe nowe, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.
Legacy Standard Bible
So now, go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth and will instruct you what you shall speak."
Contemporary English Version
Now go! When you speak, I will be with you and give you the words to say."
Complete Jewish Bible
Now, therefore, go; and I will be with your mouth and will teach you what to say."
Darby Translation
And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and will teach thee what thou shalt say.
Easy-to-Read Version
So go. I will be with you when you speak. I will give you the words to say."
English Standard Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak."
George Lamsa Translation
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak.
Christian Standard Bible®
Now go! I will help you speak and I will teach you what to say.”
Literal Translation
And now go, and I will be with your mouth, and will teach you what you shall speak.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Go now thy waye therfore, I wil be wt thy mouth, & teach the what thou shalt saye.
American Standard Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.
Bible in Basic English
So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And nowe go, and I wyll be with thy mouth, and teache thee what thou shalt say.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.'
King James Version (1611)
Now therefore goe, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And now go and I will open thy mouth, and will instruct thee in what thou shalt say.
English Revised Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.
Berean Standard Bible
Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor go thou, and Y schal be in thi mouth, and Y schal teche thee what thou schalt speke.
Young's Literal Translation
and now, go, and I -- I am with thy mouth, and have directed thee that which thou speakest;'
Update Bible Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
World English Bible
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth, and teach you what you shall speak."
New King James Version
Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say."
New Living Translation
Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say."
New Life Bible
So go now. And I will be with your mouth. I will teach you what to say."
New Revised Standard
Now go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to speak."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, therefore go, - and, I, will be with thy mouth, so will I direct thee, what thou shalt speak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Go therefore, and I will be in thy mouth; and I will teach thee what thou shalt speak.
Revised Standard Version
Now therefore go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall speak."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say."

Contextual Overview

10 But Moses said, "No, Lord , don't send me. I have never been a good speaker, and I haven't become one since you began to speak to me. I am a poor speaker, slow and hesitant." 11 The Lord said to him, "Who gives man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or dumb? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? It is I, the Lord . 12 Now, go! I will help you to speak, and I will tell you what to say." 13 But Moses answered, "No, Lord, please send someone else." 14 At this the Lord became angry with Moses and said, "What about your brother Aaron, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. In fact, he is now coming to meet you and will be glad to see you. 15 You can speak to him and tell him what to say. I will help both of you to speak, and I will tell you both what to do. 16 He will be your spokesman and speak to the people for you. Then you will be like God, telling him what to say. 17 Take this walking stick with you; for with it you will perform miracles."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:5, Psalms 32:9, Psalms 143:10, Isaiah 49:2, Isaiah 50:4, Jeremiah 1:9, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 10:20, Mark 13:11, Luke 11:1, Luke 12:11, Luke 12:12, Luke 21:14, Luke 21:15, John 14:26, Ephesians 6:19

Reciprocal: Exodus 3:12 - Certainly Exodus 18:19 - God shall Joshua 24:5 - sent 2 Chronicles 17:3 - the Lord Psalms 105:26 - sent Proverbs 16:1 - and Isaiah 57:19 - the fruit Jeremiah 15:19 - as my Ezekiel 3:27 - I will Matthew 9:33 - the dumb Acts 2:4 - as Acts 6:10 - able Acts 9:15 - Go Acts 15:7 - by my Acts 18:10 - I am James 1:17 - good

Cross-References

Genesis 4:3
After some time Cain brought some of his harvest and gave it as an offering to the Lord .
Genesis 4:4
Then Abel brought the first lamb born to one of his sheep, killed it, and gave the best parts of it as an offering. The Lord was pleased with Abel and his offering,
Genesis 4:14
You are driving me off the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."
Genesis 4:17
Cain and his wife had a son and named him Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son.
Genesis 4:18
Enoch had a son named Irad, who was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael had a son named Methushael, who was the father of Lamech.
Genesis 4:23
Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, listen to me: I have killed a young man because he struck me.
Genesis 4:24
If seven lives are taken to pay for killing Cain, Seventy-seven will be taken if anyone kills me."
Leviticus 26:20
All your hard work will do you no good, because your land will not produce crops and the trees will not bear fruit.
Leviticus 26:36
"I will make those of you who are in exile so terrified that the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will make you run. You will run as if you were being pursued in battle, and you will fall when there is no enemy near you.
Psalms 109:10
May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they live in!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth,.... And put words into it, and cause it to speak readily and powerfully; and so it appears that he was mighty in words, as well as in deeds, Acts 7:22:

and teach thee what thou shalt say; to Pharaoh, to the Israelites, and to Aaron, that was to speak for him, as is hereafter observed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare with this our Lord’s promise to His Apostles; Matthew 10:19; Mark 13:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 4:12. I will be with thy mouth — The Chaldee translates, My WORD, meimeri, shall be with thy mouth. And Jonathan ben Uzziel paraphrases, I and my WORD will be with the speech of thy mouth. Genesis 15:1; Genesis 15:1, and "Leviticus 25:10".


 
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