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Exodus 6:30

Moses said before Yahweh, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Moses said before Yahweh, “Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh listen to me?”

  • KJV King James Version

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

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

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

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Cross-references (3)

Passages linked to Exodus 6:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Exodus 6:12 Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?”
  • Exodus 4:10 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.”
  • 1 Corinthians 9:16-17 For if I preach the Good News, I have nothing to boast about; for necessity is laid on me; but woe is to me if I don’t preach the Good News. For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward. But if not of my own will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me.

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Explain this verse (4 sources)

Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.

Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The disobedience both of Moses and of the people,…

The disobedience both of Moses and of the people, showeth that their deliverance came only of God’s free mercy.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 6:30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold,…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain See Exo 6:12.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain All that I say unto thee. To the general…

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