Exodus 4:16 - Printer Friendly

ESV: He shall speak for you to the people, and he shall be your mouth, and you shall be as God to him.

NIV: He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him.

NASB: He shall speak for you to the people; and he will be as a mouth for you and you will be as God to him.

CSB: He will speak to the people for you. He will serve as a mouth for you, and you will serve as God to him.

NLT: Aaron will be your spokesman to the people. He will be your mouthpiece, and you will stand in the place of God for him, telling him what to say.

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.

NKJV: So he shall be your spokesman to the people. And he himself shall be as a mouth for you, and you shall be to him as God.

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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