Exodus 4:16

NETBible

He 1  will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if 2  he 3  were your mouth 4  and as if you were his God. 5 

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 ©

"Moreover, 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.

NLT ©

Aaron will be your spokesman to the people, and you will be as God to him, telling him what to say.

MSG ©

He will speak to the people for you. He'll act as your mouth, but you'll decide what comes out of it.

BBE ©

And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

NRSV ©

He indeed shall speak for you to the people; he shall serve as a mouth for you, and you shall serve as God for him.

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.

KJV
And he shall be thy spokesman
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unto the people
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and he shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth
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and thou shalt be to him instead of God
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NASB ©
"Moreover, he shall speak
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for you to the people
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; and he will be as a mouth
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for you and you will be as God
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to him.
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
autov
<846> 
D-NSM
soi
<4771> 
P-DS
proslalhsei
<4354> 
V-FAI-3S
prov
<4314> 
PREP
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
laon
<2992> 
N-ASM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
autov
<846> 
D-NSM
estai
<1510> 
V-FMI-3S
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
stoma
<4750> 
N-NSN
su
<4771> 
P-NS
de
<1161> 
PRT
autw
<846> 
D-DSM
esh
<1510> 
V-FMI-2S
ta
<3588> 
T-NPN
prov
<4314> 
PREP
ton
<3588> 
T-ASM
yeon
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N-ASM
NET [draft] ITL
He
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will speak
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for you to
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the people
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, and it will be
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as if he
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were
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your mouth
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and as if you
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were
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his God
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.
HEBREW
Myhlal
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wl
<0>
hyht
<01961>
htaw
<0859>
hpl
<06310>
Kl
<0>
hyhy
<01961>
awh
<01931>
hyhw
<01961>
Meh
<05971>
la
<0413>
Kl
<0>
awh
<01931>
rbdw (4:16)
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NETBible

He 1  will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if 2  he 3  were your mouth 4  and as if you were his God. 5 

NET Notes

1 tn The word “he” represents the Hebrew independent pronoun, which makes the subject emphatic.

2 tn The phrase “as if” is supplied for clarity.

3 tn Heb “and it will be [that] he, he will be to you for a mouth,” or more simply, “he will be your mouth.”

4 tn Heb “he will be to you for a mouth.”

5 tn The phrase “as if” is supplied for clarity. The word “you” represents the Hebrew independent pronoun, which makes the subject emphatic.

5 sn Moses will be like God to Aaron, giving him the words to say, inspiring him as God would inspire a prophet. The whole process had now been removed one step. Instead of God speaking to Moses and Moses telling the people, Aaron would be the speaker for a while. But God was still going to work through Moses.