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Exodus 4:13
ESV But he said, "Oh, my Lord, please send someone else."
NIV But Moses said, "Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else."
NASB But he said, 'Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will.'
CSB Moses said, "Please, Lord, send someone else."
NLT But Moses again pleaded, 'Lord, please! Send anyone else.'
KJV And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
NKJV But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”

What does Exodus 4:13 mean?

Moses has offered four previous excuses against God's call (Exodus 3:10). These included lack of importance (Exodus 3:11), lack of knowledge (Exodus 3:13–14), skeptics (Exodus 4:1) and lack of speaking talent (Exodus 4:10). God has relieved all of these, so far. Now Moses gives up trying to provide an excuse and simply asks God not to send him. The Hebrew language here suggests that Moses is literally asking to give back his "hand," so the Lord can find someone else.

A similar response is found in the life of Jonah. God tells Him to speak against Nineveh, yet Jonah refused and instead ran from God. However, God ultimately used a storm and large fish to change Jonah's mind and accomplish His plan. Moses did not run, but rather sought to avoid accepting God's call. In this case, God will be angry (Exodus 4:14) but will also provide human assistance through his brother Aaron as a source of encouragement.
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