Exodus 4:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
But Moses said, "Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone else."

New Living Translation
But Moses again pleaded, “Lord, please! Send anyone else.”

English Standard Version
But he said, “Oh, my Lord, please send someone else.”

Berean Study Bible
But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

New American Standard Bible
But he said, “Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will.”

NASB 1995
But he said, "Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever You will."

NASB 1977
But he said, “Please, Lord, now send the message by whomever Thou wilt.”

Amplified Bible
But he said, “Please my Lord, send the message [of rescue to Israel] by [someone else,] whomever else You will [choose].”

Christian Standard Bible
Moses said, “Please, Lord, send someone else.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses said, "Please, Lord, send someone else."

Contemporary English Version
Moses begged, "LORD, please send someone else to do it."

Good News Translation
But Moses answered, "No, Lord, please send someone else."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Moses said, "Please, Lord, send someone else."

International Standard Version
Moses said, "Please, LORD, send somebody else."

NET Bible
But Moses said, "O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

New King James Version
But he said, “O my Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send.”

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray you, by the hand of another whom you will send.

New Heart English Bible
He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."

World English Bible
He said, "Oh, Lord, please send someone else."

American King James Version
And he said, O my LORD, send, I pray you, by the hand of him whom you will send.

American Standard Version
And he said, Oh, Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

A Faithful Version
And he said, "O my LORD, I pray You, send by the hand of him whomever else You will send."

Darby Bible Translation
And he said, Ah Lord! send, I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.

English Revised Version
And he said, Oh Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him whom thou wilt send.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But he saide, Oh my Lorde, sende, I pray thee, by the hande of him, whome thou shouldest sende.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He said: oh my Lorde, sende I pray thee, by the hande of hym whom thou wylt sende.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But Moses sayde: My LORDE, sende whom thou wilt sende.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And he sayde: oh my Lorde, send I pray the whome thou wilt.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and he says, “O my Lord, please send by the hand [of another that] You send.”

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, 'O, my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand Thou dost send.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will say, With leave, my Lord, send by the hand thou shalt send.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he said: I beseech thee, Lord send whom thou wilt send.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But he said, “I beg you, O Lord, send whomever else you would send.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moshe said, “I beg of you, my Lord, send by whomever you send.

Lamsa Bible
And Moses said to him, O my LORD, send I beseech thee, by the hand of whomsoever thou wilt send.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And he said: 'Oh Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of him whom Thou wilt send.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moses said, I pray thee, Lord, appoint another able person whom thou shalt send.
















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