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NASB | Exodus 6:12 But Moses spoke before the LORD, saying, "Behold, the sons of Israel have not listened to me; how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled in speech?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 6:12 But Moses said to the LORD, "Look, [my own people] the Israelites have not listened to me; so how then will Pharaoh listen to me, for I am unskilled and inept in speech?" |
Subject: Did Moses studder or have a speach prob |
Bible Note: Hi, Barach... I asked a Rabbi at my local Aish Hatorah. Apparently contemporary Jewish scholarship is of the opinion that Moses stuttered. However, the adjective "uncircumcised" in this context could, easily, be idiomatic. Elsewhere in Scripture it used to describe hearts and ears, meaning inadequate, unclean, or otherwise imperfect. Given Moses reticence to take on the divinely commanded task, he might have simply been making excuses. It is clear that he was less articulate, in his own judgment, than he deemed would be necessary. However, we do not find incontrovertible Biblical evidence that it was an actual speech impediment. In Him, Doc |