Exodus 6:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”

Exodus 6:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 6:12 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 6:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Moses spoke before Yahweh, saying, “Behold, the children of Israel haven’t listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, when I have uncircumcised lips?””

Exodus 6:12 — World English Bible

Exodus 6:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips? ”

Exodus 6:12 — American Standard Version

Exodus 6:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Moses speaketh before Jehovah, saying, `Lo, the sons of Israel have not hearkened unto me, and how doth Pharaoh hear me, and I of uncircumcised lips?'”

Exodus 6:12 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 6:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Moses spoke before Jehovah, saying, Lo, the children of Israel do not hearken to me: how then should Pharaoh hearken to me, to me of uncircumcised lips? ”

Exodus 6:12 — Darby Translation

Exodus 6:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Beholde, the children of Israel hearken not vnto me, howe then shall Pharaoh heare mee, which am of vncircumcised lippes?”

Exodus 6:12 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 6:12 in Context — Exodus 6

10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land.

12 And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

13 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt.

14 These be the heads of their fathers’ houses: The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi: these be the families of Reuben.

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What Does Exodus 6:12 Mean?

Exodus 6:12 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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