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Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/nlt/exodus/4.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the LORD asked Moses, “Who makes a person’s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/esv/exodus/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/bsb/exodus/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/kjv/exodus/4.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD? <a href="/nkjv/exodus/4.htm">New King James Version</a> So the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the LORD? <a href="/nasb_/exodus/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But the LORD said to him, “Who has made the human mouth? Or who makes anyone unable to speak or deaf, or able to see or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/nasb/exodus/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> The LORD said to him, &#8220Who has made man&#8217s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/nasb77/exodus/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him dumb or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/lsb/exodus/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh? <a href="/amp/exodus/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, or the seeing or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/csb/exodus/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD said to him, “Who placed a mouth on humans? Who makes a person mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/hcsb/exodus/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Yahweh said to him, &#8220Who made the human mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh? <a href="/asv/exodus/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah? <a href="/cev/exodus/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> But the LORD answered, "Who makes people able to speak or makes them deaf or unable to speak? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Don't you know that I am the one who does these things? <a href="/erv/exodus/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the LORD? <a href="/gwt/exodus/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD asked him, "Who gave humans their mouths? Who makes humans unable to talk or hear? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? It is I, the LORD! <a href="/gnt/exodus/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> 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. <a href="/isv/exodus/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then God asked him, "Who gives a person a mouth? Who makes him unable to speak, or deaf, or able to see, or blind, or lame? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/msb/exodus/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And the LORD said to him, ?Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/net/exodus/4.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD said to him, "Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/nheb/exodus/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD said to him, "Who made man?s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I, God? <a href="/wbt/exodus/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD said to him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD. <a href="/web/exodus/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh? <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/exodus/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH says to him, “Who appointed a mouth for man? Or who appoints the mute, or deaf, or open, or blind? Is it not I, YHWH? <a href="/ylt/exodus/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah saith unto him, 'Who appointed a mouth for man? or who appointeth the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah? <a href="/slt/exodus/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah will say to him, Who set a mouth to man? or who set the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or blind? is it not I Jehovah?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/exodus/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The Lord said to him: Who made man's mouth? or who made the dumb and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? did not I? <a href="/cpdv/exodus/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The Lord said to him: “Who made the mouth of man? And who has formed the mute and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? Was it not I? <a href="/nabre/exodus/4.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD said to him: Who gives one person speech? Who makes another mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? <a href="/nrsvce/exodus/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then the LORD said to him, “Who gives speech to mortals? Who makes them mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/exodus/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> The LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the dumb, or the deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? Is it not I the LORD? <a href="/hpbt/exodus/4.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH said to him, “Who made the mouth of man, or who made the dumb man, or the deaf man, or the opened, or the blind? Is it not I, LORD JEHOVAH?<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/exodus/4.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD said unto him: 'Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the LORD? <a href="/sep/exodus/4.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord said to Moses, Who has given a mouth to man, and who has made the very hard of hearing, and the deaf, the seeing and the blind? have not I, God? <a href="/parallel/exodus/4-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=751" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/exodus/4.htm">The Appointment of Aaron</a> 10“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.” 11<a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">And the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">“Who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: lā·’ā·ḏām (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: peh (N-ms) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">his mouth?</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">Or</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śūm (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">makes</a> <a href="/hebrew/483.htm" title="483: ’il·lêm (Adj-ms) -- Mute (unable to speak). From 'alam; speechless.">the mute</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/2795.htm" title="2795: ḥê·rêš (Adj-ms) -- Deaf. From charash; deaf.">the deaf,</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6493.htm" title="6493: p̄iq·qê·aḥ (Adj-ms) -- Seeing. From paqach; clear-sighted; figuratively, intelligent.">the sighted</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5787.htm" title="5787: ‘iw·wêr (Adj-ms) -- Blind. Intensive from avar; blind.">the blind?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Is it not</a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD?</a> 12Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/45-9.htm">Isaiah 45:9-12</a> Woe to him who quarrels with his Maker—one clay pot among many. Does the clay ask the potter, ‘What are you making?’ Does your work say, ‘He has no hands’? / Woe to him who says to his father, ‘What have you begotten?’ or to his mother, ‘What have you brought forth?’” / Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “Concerning things to come, do you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands? ... <a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5-9</a> “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” / “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!” / But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. ... <a href="/psalms/94-9.htm">Psalm 94:9</a> He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see? <a href="/john/9-1.htm">John 9:1-3</a> Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. <a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25-27</a> At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him. <a href="/romans/9-20.htm">Romans 9:20-21</a> But who are you, O man, to talk back to God? Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, “Why did You make me like this?” / Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use? <a href="/isaiah/29-16.htm">Isaiah 29:16</a> You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”? <a href="/job/38-36.htm">Job 38:36</a> Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind? <a href="/1_corinthians/12-18.htm">1 Corinthians 12:18</a> But in fact, God has arranged the members of the body, every one of them, according to His design. <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a> the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. <a href="/proverbs/20-12.htm">Proverbs 20:12</a> Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both. <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a> But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” <a href="/2_corinthians/3-5.htm">2 Corinthians 3:5-6</a> Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God. / And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. <a href="/isaiah/64-8.htm">Isaiah 64:8</a> But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand. <a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-28</a> The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. / From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? or who makes the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?<a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a> Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.<a href="/psalms/51-15.htm">Psalm 51:15</a> O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.<a href="/psalms/94-9.htm">Psalm 94:9</a> He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-28.htm">Appointeth</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-25.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">Dumb</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/genesis/42-1.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/genesis/49-27.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/exodus/1-21.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">Mute</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/4-9.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/5-14.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/judges/8-31.htm">Appointeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-14.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-14.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Dumb</a> <a href="/exodus/13-11.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/exodus/4-31.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/exodus/11-7.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/exodus/8-30.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/exodus/4-12.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Mute</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/exodus/4-30.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/exodus/4-15.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 4</div>1. <a href="/exodus/4-1.htm">Moses's rod is turned into a serpent.</a> 6. <a href="/exodus/4-6.htm">His hand is leprous.</a> 10. <a href="/exodus/4-10.htm">He loathes his calling.</a> 13. <a href="/exodus/4-13.htm">Aaron is appointed to assist him.</a> 18. <a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Moses departs from Jethro.</a> 21. <a href="/exodus/4-21.htm">God's message to Pharaoh.</a> 24. <a href="/exodus/4-24.htm">Zipporah circumcises her son.</a> 27. <a href="/exodus/4-27.htm">Aaron is sent to meet Moses.</a> 29. <a href="/exodus/4-29.htm">The people believe them.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And the LORD said to him, This phrase indicates a direct communication from God to Moses. In the context of Exodus, God is speaking to Moses at the burning bush, a pivotal moment in biblical history where God commissions Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. This direct dialogue emphasizes the personal relationship God has with His chosen leaders and His active role in guiding His people.“Who gave man his mouth? This rhetorical question highlights God's sovereignty and creative power. In <a href="/genesis/2-7.htm">Genesis 2:7</a>, God forms man and breathes life into him, establishing His role as the Creator. The mouth, as a symbol of communication and expression, is a gift from God, underscoring His authority over human abilities and limitations.Or who makes the mute or the deaf, Here, God asserts His control over human conditions, including disabilities. This can be seen as a reminder of God's omnipotence and His purpose in allowing certain conditions for His greater plan. In <a href="/john/9.htm">John 9:1-3</a>, Jesus explains that a man's blindness was so "the works of God might be displayed in him," suggesting that physical limitations can serve a divine purpose.the sighted or the blind? This phrase continues the theme of God's sovereignty over human faculties. The ability to see or the condition of blindness is within God's control. In the New Testament, Jesus heals the blind, demonstrating His divine authority and fulfilling prophecies about the Messiah (<a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>).Is it not I, the LORD?” This concluding question reaffirms God's identity as the ultimate authority. The use of "I, the LORD" is a declaration of His covenant name, Yahweh, which signifies His eternal presence and faithfulness. This statement is a reminder of God's unchanging nature and His power to equip those He calls, as seen throughout Scripture in the lives of figures like Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5-9</a>) and Paul (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-9.htm">2 Corinthians 12:9-10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and sovereignty. In this passage, God is speaking directly to Moses, asserting His authority over creation. 2. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The central human figure in this account, called by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. Moses is expressing doubt about his ability to speak effectively. 3. <a href="/topical/m/mount_horeb.htm">Mount Horeb (Sinai)</a> The location where God appears to Moses in the burning bush, calling him to deliver the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> God's chosen people, enslaved in Egypt, whom Moses is being commissioned to lead to freedom. 5. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, who will be confronted by Moses as part of God's plan to liberate the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a> Recognize that God is the ultimate authority over all aspects of creation, including human abilities and limitations. <a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a> Trust that God equips those He calls, even when we feel inadequate or unqualified. <a href="/topical/p/purpose_in_weakness.htm">Purpose in Weakness</a> Understand that God can use our weaknesses to display His power and glory, as seen in the lives of biblical figures like Moses and Paul. <a href="/topical/g/god's_personal_involvement.htm">God's Personal Involvement</a> Acknowledge that God is personally involved in our lives, knowing our strengths and weaknesses intimately. <a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a> Encourage faith in God's plan and provision, overcoming fear and self-doubt by relying on His promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 4</a> <a href="/q/does_the_bible_address_birth_defects.htm">Does the Bible address birth defects?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'put_words_in_your_mouth'_mean.htm">What does "put words in your mouth" mean?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_learning_disabilities.htm">What does the Bible say about learning disabilities?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_genetic_disorders_fit_id.htm">How do genetic disorders fit with intelligent design?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) Who maketh.--Rather, hath made.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 11-13. - Who hath made man's mouth! God could and would have cured the defect in Moses' speech, whatever it was; could and would have added eloquence to his other gifts, if he had even at this point yielded himself up unreservedly to his guidance and heartily accepted his mission. Nothing is too hard for the Lord. He gives all powers - sight, and hearing, and speech included - to whom he will. He would have been "with Moses' mouth," removing all hesitation or indistinctness, and have "taught him what to say" - supplied the thought and the language by which to express it - if Moses would have let him. But the reply in ver. 13 shut up the Divine bounty, prevented its outpour, and left Moses the ineffective speaker which he was content to be. The words, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send, are curt and ungracious; much curter in the original than in our version. They contain a grudging acquiescence. But for the deprecatory particle with which they commence - the same as in ver. 10, they would be almost rude. And we see the result in the next verse. <a href="/commentaries/exodus/4-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And the LORD יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to him, אֵלָ֗יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to “Who מִ֣י (mî) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix gave שָׂ֣ם (śām) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set man לָֽאָדָם֒ (lā·’ā·ḏām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being his mouth? פֶּה֮ (peh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Or א֚וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if who מִֽי־ (mî-) Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix makes יָשׂ֣וּם (yā·śūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set him mute אִלֵּ֔ם (’il·lêm) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_483.htm">Strong's 483: </a> Mute (unable to speak) or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if deaf, חֵרֵ֔שׁ (ḥê·rêš) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2795.htm">Strong's 2795: </a> Deaf sighted פִקֵּ֖חַ (p̄iq·qê·aḥ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6493.htm">Strong's 6493: </a> Clear-sighted, intelligent or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if blind? עִוֵּ֑ר (‘iw·wêr) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5787.htm">Strong's 5787: </a> Blind Is it not הֲלֹ֥א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no I, אָנֹכִ֖י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> I the LORD? יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">OT Law: Exodus 4:11 Yahweh said to him Who made man's (Exo. 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