出埃及记 4:13

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

摩西說：“主啊，請你差派你願意差派的人。”

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
摩 西 说 ： 主 阿 ， 你 愿 意 打 发 谁 ， 就 打 发 谁 去 罢 ！

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ But Moses said to the Lord , "Please, Lord, I have never been a skilled speaker. Even now, after talking to you, I cannot speak well. I speak slowly and can't find the best words." ¹¹ Then the Lord said to him, "Who made a person's mouth? And who makes someone deaf or not able to speak? Or who gives a person sight or blindness? It is I, the Lord . ¹² Now go! I will help you speak, and I will teach you what to say." ¹³ But Moses said, "Please, Lord, send someone else." ¹⁴ The Lord became angry with Moses and said, "Your brother Aaron, from the family of Levi, is a skilled speaker. He is already coming to meet you, and he will be happy when he sees you. ¹⁵ You will speak to Aaron and tell him what to say. I will help both of you to speak and will teach you what to do. ¹⁶ Aaron will speak to the people for you. You will tell him what God says, and he will speak for you. ¹⁷ Take your walking stick with you, and use it to do the miracles."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

send: Exodus 4:1, Exodus 23:20, Genesis 24:7, Genesis 48:16, Judges 2:1, 1 Kings 19:4, Jeremiah 1:6, Jeremiah 20:9, Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 3:15, Jonah 1:3, Jonah 1:6, Matthew 13:41, John 6:29

wilt send: or, shouldest

Reciprocal: Genesis 41:35 - hand Numbers 11:26 - went not out Joshua 5:14 - my lord Joshua 24:5 - sent 1 Chronicles 6:15 - by the hand Jeremiah 37:2 - the prophet Daniel 10:16 - my Lord Haggai 1:1 - by Haggai Acts 9:13 - Lord Acts 26:19 - I was not 1 Corinthians 9:17 - against

Cross-References

Job 15:22
Evil people give up trying to escape from the darkness; it has been decided that they will die by the sword.

Revelation 16:9
They were burned by the great heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had control over these disasters. But the people refused to change their hearts and lives and give glory to God.

Revelation 16:11
They also cursed the God of heaven because of their pain and the sores they had, but they refused to change their hearts and turn away from the evil things they did.

Revelation 16:21
Giant hailstones, each weighing about a hundred pounds, fell from the sky upon people. People cursed God for the disaster of the hail, because this disaster was so terrible.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he said, O my Lord,.... Acknowledging his dominion, his sovereignty, his power to do the above things: or "on me, O Lord" u, be the blame for making such objections; or on me let this work be devolved, since it is thy pleasure:

send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send. Many of the ancient Christian fathers understand it of the Messiah that was to be sent, and as if Moses thought this was a fit time for the sending of him: and so Cocceius is of opinion, that nothing better can be understood, than that Moses desired that God would rather send him, whom Israel expected to be sent, even the Angel that should go before them; of whose mission see Exodus 23:20, but no particular person is intended, unless himself; and the common interpretation is, that God would send a more fit and proper person than he was; and that he would rather send anyone but him, and entreats to be excused; but I see not why this may not be understood of Moses assenting to his mission, and acquiescing in the will of God; as if he should say, since it must be so, the will of the Lord be done, let him send by whom he will, and since it is his pleasure to send by me, I submit; what may seem to contradict this is, the Lord's anger and resentment expressed in the following words; but that might be notwithstanding, since Moses had been so backward and reluctant, and made so many objections before he consented.

u בי אדני "in me", Oleaster.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And he said - The reluctance of Moses is in accordance with the inner law of man’s spiritual development, and specially with his own character; but, under the circumstances, it indicated a weakness of faith.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Exodus 4:13. Send - by the hand of him whom thou wilt send. — Many commentators, both ancient and modern, have thought that Moses prays here for the immediate mission of the Messiah; as if he had said: "Lord, thou hast purposed to send this glorious person at some time or other, I beseech thee send him now, for who can be sufficient to deliver and rule this people but himself alone?" The Hebrew שלח נא ביד תשלח shelach na beyad tishlach literally translated is, Send now (or, I beseech thee) by the hand thou wilt send; which seems to intimate, Send a person more fit for the work than I am. So the Septuagint: Προχειρισαι δυναμενον αλλον, ὁν αποστελεις· Elect another powerful person, whom thou wilt send. It is right to find out the Messiah wherever he is mentioned in the Old Testament; but to press scriptures into this service which have not an obvious tendency that way, is both improper and dangerous. I am firmly of opinion that Moses had no reference to the Messiah when he spoke these words.