Exodus 4:13
What does Exodus 4:13 mean?
A plain-English look at Exodus 4:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And he said, O Lord, send, if you will, by the hand of anyone whom it seems good to you to send.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and he saith, `O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But he said: I beseech thee, Lord, send whom thou wilt send.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.
Context
v.12Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.
v.13This passage
v.14And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 23:20
Behold, I send an angel before thee, to keep thee by the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
- Genesis 24:7
Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.
- Exodus 4:1
And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice; for they will say, Jehovah hath not appeared unto thee.
- Jeremiah 20:9
And if I say, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with forbearing, and I cannot contain.
- 1 Kings 19:4
But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Jehovah, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
- Ezekiel 3:14
So the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me.
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