Moses, however, said to the Lord, “If you please, my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and tongue.”

The Lord said to him: Who gives one person speech? Who makes another mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

Now go, I will assist you in speaking and teach you what you are to say.

But he said, “If you please, my Lord, send someone else!”

Then the Lord became angry with Moses and said: I know there is your brother, Aaron the Levite, who is a good speaker; even now he is on his way to meet you. When he sees you, he will truly be glad.

You will speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will assist both you and him in speaking and teach you both what you are to do.

He will speak to the people for you: he will be your spokesman, and you will be as God to him.

Take this staff in your hand; with it you are to perform the signs.