Exodus 4:15 “You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help bo…”

Exodus 4:15

You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

World English Bible

You shall speak to him, and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

American Standard Version

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore thou shalt speake vnto him, and put the wordes in his mouth, and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye ought to doe.

Darby Translation

And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth; and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast spoken unto him, and hast set the words in his mouth, and I — I am with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and have directed you that which ye do;

Bible in Basic English

Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“and put”

Isaiah 51:16 Isaiah 59:21 2 Samuel 14:3 Exodus 7:1 Exodus 7:2

Isaiah 51:16 · BSB

I have put My words in your mouth, and covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the heavens, to found the earth, and to say to Zion, ‘You are My people.’”

Isaiah 59:21 · BSB

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchil…

2 Samuel 14:3 · BSB

Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.

Exodus 7:1 · BSB

The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.

Exodus 7:2 · BSB

You are to speak all that I command you, and your brother Aaron is to tell Pharaoh to let the Israelites go out of his land.

“and I”

Numbers 23:5 Numbers 23:12 Numbers 23:16 Deuteronomy 18:18 Luke 21:15 Jeremiah 1:9

Numbers 23:5 · BSB

Then the LORD put a message in Balaam’s mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and give him this message.”

Numbers 23:12 · BSB

But Balaam replied, “Should I not speak exactly what the LORD puts in my mouth?”

Numbers 23:16 · BSB

And the LORD met with Balaam and put a message in his mouth, saying, “Return to Balak and speak what I tell you.”

Deuteronomy 18:18 · BSB

I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.

Luke 21:15 · BSB

For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Jeremiah 1:9 · BSB

Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

“will teach”

Deuteronomy 5:31

Deuteronomy 5:31 · BSB

But you stand here with Me, that I may speak to you all the commandments and statutes and ordinances you are to teach them to follow in the land that I am giving them to possess.”

Also

Exodus 4:12

Exodus 4:12 · BSB

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

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

In context

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.

16He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

Read Exodus 4