In Exodus 6:12, the Hebrew expression "Poor Speaker" (NRSV) does not mean a physical speech impediment in the literal sense, but it is rather used as a metaphor to describe Moses' hesitance to speak to Pharaoh, which was not only his own self-consciousness, but was also the product of the Israelites' reluctance towards him. A Plan of Defense I intend to begin my defense by providing the arguments that claim this was self-awareness on the part of Moses rather than a handicap. For example, the Eerdman commentary states that "uncircumcised" in the passage was used as a metaphor for being unfit or unready. In addition to this, I will add the commentary of The International Bible, which shares the same type of views. He describes that Moses was not equipped to speak. The Oxford Bible Commentary also provides the same reason and states that Yahweh forced him to leave. In addition to this, I will also add Gregory Glazov. He has done extensive work on the question of Moses' speech. He admits that Moses opposed God's call but according to him, to understand the passage, the passage in question must be seen in the context of the immediate passage where Yahweh responds to Moses' objections and forces him to surrender at Pharaoh's. Delving further into the reasons for Moses' hesitation, I will begin with Martin Nath's commentary which claims that Moses, to avoid the charge given to him by God, finds a reason for his previous failure by claiming that he is a bad speaker. Next, I'll bring in Brevard Childs. He sheds more light on the matter and suggests that the reason for Moses' previous failure was the suffering of the Israelites. He believes they were not interested in Moses or God because of their situation. Ho...... middle of paper ......Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament. Entry published January 19, 2010. http://doctor.claudemariottini.com/2010/01/was-moses-left-handed.html (accessed October 4, 2011). Mays, James L. The HarperCollins Bible Commentary. Rev. San Francisco: HarperOne, 2000. Noth, Martin. Exodus: a commentary. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1962. Schipper, Jeremy. “Disability in the Hebrew Bible.” Teaching the Bible, an electronic letter to public school teachers from the Society of Biblical Literature (undated): http://www.sblsite.org/assets/pdfs/TBv2i8_SchipperDisability.pdf (accessed October 4, 2011).Tigay , Jeffry. “‘Heavy mouth’ and ‘heavy tongue’ on Moses’ speech difficulties. » Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (October 1978): 57-67III, John R. Kohlenberger. Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old Testament, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979.