16And he shall be your spokesman to the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.


In Context

13 And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray you, by the hand of him whom you will send.

14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite your brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he comes forth to meet you: and when he sees you, he will be glad in his heart.

15 And you shall speak to him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with your mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what you shall do.

16 And he shall be your spokesman to the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to you instead of a mouth, and you shall be to him instead of God.

17 And you shall take this rod in your hand, with which you shall do signs.

18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said to him, Let me go, I pray you, and return to my brothers which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

Exodus 4:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:16He 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:16He shall speak in thy stead to the people, and shall be thy mouth: but thou shalt be to him in those things that pertain to God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:16And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16And he shall speak for thee to 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16He will be your spokesman to the people; and it will happen, that he will be to you a mouth, and you will be to him as God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:16and 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;