Exodus 4:13

Good News Translation

But Moses answered, "No, Lord, please send someone else."

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."

King James Version
And he said, O my Lord , send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Please, Lord, do send anyone else whom you wish to send."

New Century Version
But Moses said, "Please, Lord, send someone else."

New English Translation
But Moses said, "O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!"

Amplified Bible
But he said, "Please my Lord, send the message [of rescue to Israel] by [someone else,] whomever else You will [choose]."

New American Standard Bible
But he said, "Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will."

Geneva Bible (1587)
But he saide, Oh my Lorde, sende, I pray thee, by the hande of him, whome thou shouldest sende.

Legacy Standard Bible
But he said, "Please, Lord, send now the message by whomever You will."

Contemporary English Version
Moses begged, " Lord , please send someone else to do it."

Complete Jewish Bible
But he replied, "Please, Lord, send someone else — anyone you want!"

Darby Translation
And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

Easy-to-Read Version
But Moses said, "My Lord, I beg you to send someone else, not me."

English Standard Version
But he said, "Oh, my Lord, please send someone else."

George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said to him, O my LORD, send I beseech thee, by the hand of whomsoever thou wilt send.

Christian Standard Bible®
Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

Literal Translation
And he said, O Lord, please send by the hand of him whom You will send.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Moses sayde: My LORDE, sende whom thou wilt sende.

American Standard Version
And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Bible in Basic English
And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He said: oh my Lorde, sende I pray thee, by the hande of hym whom thou wylt sende.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.'

King James Version (1611)
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able person whom thou shalt send.

English Revised Version
And he said, Oh Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Berean Standard Bible
But Moses replied, "Please, Lord, send someone else."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Lord, Y biseche, sende thou whom thou schalt sende.

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, `O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

Update Bible Version
And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray you, by the hand of him whom you will send.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

World English Bible
He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."

New King James Version
But he said, "O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send."

New Living Translation
But Moses again pleaded, "Lord, please! Send anyone else."

New Life Bible
But Moses said, "O Lord, I ask of You, send some other person."

New Revised Standard
But he said, "O my Lord, please send someone else."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Pardon, O My Lord! send, I pray thee by the hand of him whom thou wilt send -

Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said: I beseech thee, Lord, send whom thou wilt send.

Revised Standard Version
But he said, "Oh, my Lord, send, I pray, some other person."

THE MESSAGE
He said, "Oh, Master, please! Send somebody else!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But he said, "Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will."

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

send: Exodus 4:1, Exodus 23:20, Genesis 24:7, Genesis 48:16, Judges 2:1, 1 Kings 19:4, Jeremiah 1:6, Jeremiah 20:9, Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 3:15, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:6, Matthew 13:41, John 6:29

wilt send: or, shouldest

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:35 - hand Numbers 11:26 - went not out Joshua 5:14 - my lord Joshua 24:5 - sent 1 Chronicles 6:15 - by the hand Jeremiah 37:2 - the prophet Daniel 10:16 - my Lord Haggai 1:1 - by Haggai Acts 9:13 - Lord Acts 26:19 - I was not 1 Corinthians 9:17 - against

Cross-References

Job 15:22
They have no hope of escaping from darkness, for somewhere a sword is waiting to kill them,

Revelation 16:9
They were burned by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God, who has authority over these plagues. But they would not turn from their sins and praise his greatness.

Revelation 16:11
and they cursed the God of heaven for their pains and sores. But they did not turn from their evil ways.

Revelation 16:21
Huge hailstones, each weighing as much as a hundred pounds, fell from the sky on people, who cursed God on account of the plague of hail, because it was such a terrible plague.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, O my Lord,.... Acknowledging his dominion, his sovereignty, his power to do the above things: or "on me, O Lord" u, be the blame for making such objections; or on me let this work be devolved, since it is thy pleasure:

send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send. Many of the ancient Christian fathers understand it of the Messiah that was to be sent, and as if Moses thought this was a fit time for the sending of him: and so Cocceius is of opinion, that nothing better can be understood, than that Moses desired that God would rather send him, whom Israel expected to be sent, even the Angel that should go before them; of whose mission see Exodus 23:20, but no particular person is intended, unless himself; and the common interpretation is, that God would send a more fit and proper person than he was; and that he would rather send anyone but him, and entreats to be excused; but I see not why this may not be understood of Moses assenting to his mission, and acquiescing in the will of God; as if he should say, since it must be so, the will of the Lord be done, let him send by whom he will, and since it is his pleasure to send by me, I submit; what may seem to contradict this is, the Lord's anger and resentment expressed in the following words; but that might be notwithstanding, since Moses had been so backward and reluctant, and made so many objections before he consented.

u בי אדני "in me", Oleaster.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he said - The reluctance of Moses is in accordance with the inner law of man’s spiritual development, and specially with his own character; but, under the circumstances, it indicated a weakness of faith.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 4:13. Send - by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. — Many commentators, both ancient and modern, have thought that Moses prays here for the immediate mission of the Messiah; as if he had said: "Lord, thou hast purposed to send this glorious person at some time or other, I beseech thee send him now, for who can be sufficient to deliver and rule this people but himself alone?" The Hebrew שלח נא ביד תשלח shelach na beyad tishlach literally translated is, Send now (or, I beseech thee) by the hand thou wilt send; which seems to intimate, Send a person more fit for the work than I am. So the Septuagint: Προχειρισαι δυναμενον αλλον, ὁν αποστελεις· Elect another powerful person, whom thou wilt send. It is right to find out the Messiah wherever he is mentioned in the Old Testament; but to press scriptures into this service which have not an obvious tendency that way, is both improper and dangerous. I am firmly of opinion that Moses had no reference to the Messiah when he spoke these words.