10Moses
said to the LORD, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never
been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your
servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”
11The LORD said to him,
“Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or
mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
12Now go; I will help you
speak and will teach you what to say.”
13But Moses said,
“Pardon your servant, Lord. Please send someone
else.”
14Then the LORD’s
anger burned against Moses and he said, “What about your
brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He
is already on his way to meet you, and his heart will be glad when he
sees you.
15You shall speak to him and
put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach
you what to do.
16He will speak to the people
for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God
to him.
17But
take this staff in your hand so you can perform the signs with
it.”
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24.
"Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh)! Verily, he has transgressed (all bounds in
disbelief and disobedience, and has behaved as an arrogant, and as a
tyrant)."
25.
[Mûsa (Moses)] said: "O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant
me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness).
26.
"And ease my task for me;
27.
"And make loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue, (i.e. remove the
incorrectness from my speech) [That occurred as a result of a brand of
fire which Mûsa (Moses) put in his mouth when he was an
infant]. [Tafsir At-Tabarî, Vol. 16, Page
159].
28.
"That they understand my speech,
29.
"And appoint for me a helper from my family,
30.
"Hârûn (Aaron), my brother;
31.
"Increase my strength with him,
32.
"And let him share my task (of conveying Allâh's Message and
Prophethood),
33.
"That we may glorify You much,
34.
"And remember You much,
35.
"Verily! You are of us Ever a Well-Seer."
36.
Allâh
said: "You are granted your request, O Mûsa (Moses)!
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