Exodus 6:30

Good News Translation

But Moses answered, "You know that I am such a poor speaker; why should the king listen to me?"

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Moshe said before the LORD, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Par`oh listen to me?"

King James Version
And Moses said before the Lord , Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Lexham English Bible
And Moses said before Yahweh, "Look, I am a poor speaker. And how will Pharaoh listen to me?"

New Century Version
But Moses answered, "I am not a good speaker. The king will not listen to me."

New English Translation
But Moses said before the Lord , "Since I speak with difficulty, why should Pharaoh listen to me?"

Amplified Bible
But Moses said before the LORD, "Look, I am unskilled and inept in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me and pay attention to what I say?"

New American Standard Bible
But Moses said before the LORD, "Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of vncircumcised lippes, & how shall Pharaoh heare me?

Legacy Standard Bible
But Moses said before Yahweh, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?"

Contemporary English Version
But Moses answered, "You know I am a very poor speaker, and the king will never listen to me."

Complete Jewish Bible
Moshe answered Adonai , "Look, I'm such a poor speaker that Pharaoh won't listen to me."

Darby Translation
And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how will Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Easy-to-Read Version
But Moses, standing there before the Lord , said, "You know me. I'm a very bad speaker. How will I make the king listen to me?"

English Standard Version
But Moses said to the Lord , "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?"

George Lamsa Translation
And Moses said to the LORD, My tongue stutters; how shall Pharaoh hearken to me?

Christian Standard Bible®
But Moses replied in the Lord’s presence, “Since I am such a poor speaker, how will Pharaoh listen to me?”

Literal Translation
And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips. How could Pharaoh listen to me?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he answered before ye LORDE: Beholde, I am of vncircumcised lippes, how shall Pharao the heare me?

American Standard Version
And Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Bible in Basic English
And Moses said to the Lord, My lips are unclean; how is it possible that Pharaoh will give me a hearing?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Moyses sayde before the Lorde: beholde, I am of vncircumcized lippes, & how shall Pharao geue me audience?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Moses said before the LORD: 'Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?'

King James Version (1611)
And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of vncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken vnto mee?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am not able in speech, and how shall Pharao hearken to me?

English Revised Version
And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Berean Standard Bible
But in the LORD's presence Moses replied, "Since I am unskilled in speech, why would Pharaoh listen to me?"

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Moises seide bifore the Lord, Lo! Y am vncircumcidid in lippis; hou schal Farao here me?

Young's Literal Translation
And Moses saith before Jehovah, `Lo, I [am] of uncircumcised lips, and how doth Pharaoh hearken unto me?'

Update Bible Version
And Moses said before Yahweh, Look, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?

Webster's Bible Translation
And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I [am] of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken to me?

World English Bible
Moses said before Yahweh, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?"

New King James Version
But Moses said before the LORD, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh heed me?"

New Living Translation
But Moses argued with the Lord , saying, "I can't do it! I'm such a clumsy speaker! Why should Pharaoh listen to me?"

New Life Bible
But Moses said to the Lord, "See, I am not able to speak well. How then will Pharaoh listen to me?"

New Revised Standard
But Moses said in the Lord 's presence, "Since I am a poor speaker, why would Pharaoh listen to me?"

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Moses said before Yahweh, - Lo! I, am of uncircumcised lips, how then will Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moses said before the Lord: Lo I am of uncircumcised lips, how will Pharao hear me?

Revised Standard Version
But Moses said to the LORD, "Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips; how then shall Pharaoh listen to me?"

THE MESSAGE
And Moses answered, "Look at me. I stutter. Why would Pharaoh listen to me?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But Moses said before the LORD, "Behold, I am unskilled in speech; how then will Pharaoh listen to me?"

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Reuben, Jacob's first-born, had four sons: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. ¹⁵ Simeon had six sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. ¹⁶ Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; they were the ancestors of the clans that bear their names. Levi lived 137 years. ¹⁷ Gershon had two sons: Libni and Shimei, and they had many descendants. ¹⁸ Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. ¹⁹ Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of Levi with their descendants. ²⁰ Amram married his father's sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years. ²¹ Izhar had three sons: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri. ²² Uzziel also had three sons: Mishael, Elzaphan, and Sithri. ²³ Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon; she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

uncircumcised: Exodus 6:12, Exodus 4:10, 1 Corinthians 9:16, 1 Corinthians 9:17

Reciprocal: Leviticus 19:23 - uncircumcised Isaiah 6:5 - a man Jeremiah 1:6 - I cannot Jeremiah 15:19 - return

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Moses said before the Lord, behold, I am of uncircumcised lips,.... As he had done, Exodus 6:13, and this is only a repetition of what is there said, in order to lead on to what is related in the following chapter:

how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me? so mean a person, and so poor a speaker, and he a mighty king, surrounded with wise counsellors and eloquent orators.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See Exodus 6:12.