NET Bible
"He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God."
— Exodus 4:16, NET Bible
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“He 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.”
“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.”
“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.”
But Moses said,“O my Lord, please send anyone else whom you wish to send!”
Then the LORD became angry with Moses, and he said,“What about your brother Aaron the Levite? I know that he can speak very well. Moreover, he is coming to meet you, and when he sees you he will be glad in his heart.
“So you are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. And as for me, I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what you must do.
He will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were his God.
You will also take in your hand this staff, with which you will do the signs.”
The Return of Moses So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him,“Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses,“Go in peace.”
The LORD said to Moses in Midian,“Go back to Egypt, because all the men who were seeking your life are dead.”