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Was Moses a good speaker?

Acts praises Moses' verbal power, while Exodus emphasizes his speech difficulty and provides another person to speak for him.

Textual conflict: Interpretive tension; The passages pull in different directions, but the conflict depends on how their wording, scope, or narrative context is read.
Importance: Supporting; A supporting event, teaching, or biographical claim.

Moses' mighty-words reputation contrasts with speech difficulty and an appointed spokesman, but verbal power need not equal eloquence.

An editorial assessment of the quoted passages. Importance describes the stakes; it does not increase certainty. Reading order weighs both.

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Moses is described as mighty in words

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

Acts 7:22

Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)

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Moses says he lacks eloquence and receives Aaron as spokesman

And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

Exodus 4:10

Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)

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And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?

Exodus 6:12

Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)

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And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

Exodus 6:30

Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)

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And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 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.

Exodus 4:14-16

Translation / edition: King James Version (KJV)

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Understanding the contradiction

Acts 7:22 describes Moses as educated in Egyptian wisdom and mighty in words and deeds. Exodus 4:10 gives his own contrary assessment: he has not been eloquent either before or after God's address and is slow of speech and tongue. Exodus 6:12 and Exodus 6:30 repeat his concern that Pharaoh will not listen.

The problem is not limited to modest self description. Exodus 4:14-16 has God distinguish Aaron as someone who speaks well and appoint him as Moses' mouth. That practical arrangement supports the narrative's portrayal of a speaking limitation. Mighty in words need not mean technical eloquence, but the accounts clearly emphasize different capacities. The supplied texts do not explain how the powerful verbal reputation relates to the need for a spokesman.

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