Exodus 4:13 “But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.””

Exodus 4:13

But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

World English Bible

Moses said, “Oh, Lord, please send someone else.”

American Standard Version

And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Geneva Bible 1599

But he saide, Oh my Lord, sende, I pray thee, by the hande of him, whome thou shouldest sende.

Darby Translation

And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

Young's Literal Translation

and he saith, 'O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

Bible in Basic English

And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.

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Cross references

“send”

Exodus 4:1 Jonah 1:3 Exodus 23:20 Genesis 48:16 Judges 2:1 Jeremiah 1:6

Exodus 4:1 · BSB

Then Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to my voice? For they may say, ‘The LORD has not appeared to you.’”

Jonah 1:3 · BSB

Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence…

Exodus 23:20 · BSB

Behold, I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

Genesis 48:16 · BSB

the angel who has redeemed me from all harm— may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”

Judges 2:1 · BSB

Now the angel of the LORD went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land that I had promised to your fathers, and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you,

Jeremiah 1:6 · BSB

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Now go! I will help you as you speak, and I will teach you what to say.”

14Then the anger of the LORD burned against Moses, and He said, “Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well, and he is now on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

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