Exodus 4:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.”

Exodus 4:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 4:16 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 4:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He will be your spokesman to the people. It will happen that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.”

Exodus 4:16 — World English Bible

Exodus 4:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.”

Exodus 4:16 — American Standard Version

Exodus 4:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he, he hath spoken for thee unto the people, and it hath come to pass, he--he is to thee for a mouth, and thou--thou art to him for God;”

Exodus 4:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 4:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he shall speak for thee unto the people; and it shall come to pass that he shall be to thee for a mouth, and thou shalt be to him for God.”

Exodus 4:16 — Darby Translation

Exodus 4:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he shall be thy spokesman vnto the people: and he shall be, euen he shall be as thy mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.”

Exodus 4:16 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 4:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And he shall speak for you to the people, and it shall be that he will be for you a mouth, and you will be for him as God.”

Exodus 4:16 — The Living Sword

Exodus 4:16 in Context — Exodus 4

14 Então o SENHOR se irou contra Moisés, e disse: Não conheço eu a teu irmão Arão, levita, e que ele fala bem? E ainda eis que ele sairá para te receber, e vendo-te, se alegrará em seu coração.

15 Tu falarás a ele, e porás em sua boca as palavras, e eu serei em tua boca e na sua, e vos ensinarei o que deveis fazer.

16 E ele falará por ti ao povo; e ele te será a ti em lugar de boca, e tu serás para ele em lugar de Deus.

17 E tomarás esta vara em tua mão, com a qual farás os sinais.

18 Assim se foi Moisés, e voltando a seu sogro Jetro, disse-lhe: Irei agora, e voltarei a meus irmãos que estão em Egito, para ver se ainda vivem. E Jetro disse a Moisés: Vai em paz.

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What Does Exodus 4:16 Mean?

Exodus 4:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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