Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, 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."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Eloquent - See the margin. The double expression slow of speech (Ezekiel 3:5, margin) and of a slow tongue…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

I am not eloquent. — The Hebrew is: No man of words am I. Moses, still reluctant, raises a new objection. He is not gifte…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

O my Lord. Moses grasps at every word of escape, seeking to evade the task imposed on him, not because he desires to refuse the command, b…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Moses said to the Lord
Notwithstanding the above miracles, he seems unwilling to go on the Lord's errand to Phar…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses continued to shrink from the work God designed him for; there was much cowardice, slothfulness, and unbelief in him. We must not judge men by…

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