Discovery BoxExodus 4:16 
Context4:16 He 1 will speak for you to the people, and it will be as if 2 he 3 were your mouth 4 and as if you were his God. 5
Exodus 31:3
Context31:3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God 6 in skill, 7 in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds 8 of craftsmanship,
Exodus 35:31
Context35:31 He has filled him with the Spirit of God – with skill, with understanding, with knowledge, and in all kinds of work,
1 tn The word “he” represents the Hebrew independent pronoun, which makes the subject emphatic.
2 tn The phrase “as if” is supplied for clarity.
3 tn Heb “and it will be [that] he, he will be to you for a mouth,” or more simply, “he will be your mouth.”
4 tn Heb “he will be to you for a mouth.”
5 tn The phrase “as if” is supplied for clarity. The word “you” represents the Hebrew independent pronoun, which makes the subject emphatic.
sn Moses will be like God to Aaron, giving him the words to say, inspiring him as God would inspire a prophet. The whole process had now been removed one step. Instead of God speaking to Moses and Moses telling the people, Aaron would be the speaker for a while. But God was still going to work through Moses.
6 sn The expression in the Bible means that the individual was given special, supernatural enablement to do what God wanted done. It usually is said of someone with exceptional power or ability. The image of “filling” usually means under the control of the Spirit, so that the Spirit is the dominant force in the life.
7 sn The following qualities are the ways in which the Spirit’s enablement will be displayed. “Skill” is the ability to produce something valuable to God and the community, “understanding” is the ability to distinguish between things, to perceive the best way to follow, and “knowledge” is the experiential awareness of how things are done.
8 tn Heb “and in all work”; “all” means “all kinds of” here.
