- am:
- The italics shew that this word has been supplied by our translators; hence it may be inferred by some that Moses was uncircumcised. The difficulty is in some measure cleared away, by using the word uncircumcised in the sense of unsuitable or incapacitated (see note on "And Mosesª saidª° beforeª the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I¹ [am] of uncircumcisedª lips,ª and how¹ shall Pharaohª hearkenª° unto¹ me?" {Exd 6:30}), which agrees with "And Mosesª saidª° unto¹ the LORD,ª Oª my Lord,ª I²¹ [am] not¹ eloquent,ª¹ neither¹ heretofore,ªªª¹ nor¹ sinceª¹ thou hast spokenª° unto¹ thy servant:ª but¹ I¹ [am] slowª of speech,ª and of a slowª tongue.ª" {Exd 4:10} where Moses complains of want of eloquence; but by substituting is for am in this place, the connection with the former part of the verse is preserved; "For if the chosen seed, the circumcised sons of Jacob, refuse to hear me," as though Moses had said, "how can I expect to make uncircumcised Pharaoh pay attention to me?" "And Mosesª saidª° beforeª the LORD,ª Behold,¹ I¹ [am] of uncircumcisedª lips,ª and how¹ shall Pharaohª hearkenª° unto¹ me?" {Exd 6:30} + "And Mosesª saidª° unto¹ the LORD,ª Oª my Lord,ª I²¹ [am] not¹ eloquent,ª¹ neither¹ heretofore,ªªª¹ nor¹ sinceª¹ thou hast spokenª° unto¹ thy servant:ª but¹ I¹ [am] slowª of speech,ª and of a slowª tongue.ª" {Exd 4:10} + "And [that] I¹ also¹ have walked²°¹ contraryª unto¹ them, and have broughtª° them into the landª of their enemies;ª° if¹ then²¹ their uncircumcisedª heartsª be humbled,ª° and they then¹ acceptª° of¹ the punishment of their iniquity:ª" {Lev 26:41} + "And the LORDª thy Godª will circumciseª°¹ thine heart,ª and the heartª of thy seed,ª to loveª°¹ the LORDª thy Godª with all¹ thine heart,ª and with all¹ thy soul,ª that¹ thou mayest live.ª" {Deu 30:6} + "Then saidª° I, Woeª [is] me! for¹ I am undone;ª° because¹ I¹ [am] a manª of uncleanª lips,ª and I¹ dwellª° in the midstª of a peopleª of uncleanª lips:ª for¹ mine eyesª have seenª°¹ the King,ª the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Isa 6:5} + "Then saidª° I, Ah,ª Lordª GOD!ª behold,¹ I cannotª°¹ speak:ª° for¹ I¹ [am] a child.ª" {Jer 1:6} + "To¹ whom¹ shall I speak,ª° and give warning,ª° that they may hear?ª° behold,¹ their earª [is] uncircumcised,ª and they cannotª°¹ hearken:ª° behold,¹ the wordª of the LORDª is¹ unto them a reproach;ª they have no¹ delightª° in it." {Jer 6:10} + "Egypt,ª and Judah,ª and Edom,ª and the childrenª of Ammon,ª and Moab,ª and all¹ [that are] in the utmostª° corners,ª that dwellª° in the wilderness:ª for¹ all¹ [these] nationsª [are] uncircumcised,ª and all¹ the houseª of Israelª [are] uncircumcisedª in the heart.ª" {Jer 9:26} + "Ye stiffneckedª andª uncircumcisedª in heartª andª ears,ª yeª do²° alwaysª resistª° the¹ Holyª Ghost:ª asª yourª fathersª [did], soª [do] ye.ª" {Act 7:51}
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