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Exodus Chapter 4 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Exodus 4:16

And 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.
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BBE Exodus 4:16

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.
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DARBY Exodus 4:16

And 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.
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KJV Exodus 4:16

And 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.
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WBT Exodus 4:16

And 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.
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WEB Exodus 4:16

He 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.
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YLT Exodus 4:16

and 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;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - He shall be thy spokesman. Literally, "He shall speak for thee." He shall be, even he. It is the verb that is repeated, not the pronoun. Probably the meaning is, "he shall surely be." There is no comparison between Aaron and anyone else. Thou shalt be to him instead of God. Divine inspiration, that is, shall rest on thee; and it shall be his duty to accept thy words as Divine words, and to do all that thou biddest him.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) He shall be thy spokesman.--Heb.,He shall speak for thee.He shall be, even he shall be.--Rather, it shall come to pass that he shall be, &c.Instead of God.--God did not speak to Aaron directly, but only through Moses. Aaron was to recognise in Moses God's mouthpiece, and to consider what Moses told him as coming from God. Moses had still, therefore, the higher position.