Exodus 4:11 Commentary: Rashi, Ramban, Sforno & Or HaChaim

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלָ֗יו מִ֣י שָׂ֣ם פֶּה֮ לָֽאָדָם֒ א֚וֹ מִֽי־יָשׂ֣וּם אִלֵּ֔ם א֣וֹ חֵרֵ֔שׁ א֥וֹ פִקֵּ֖חַ א֣וֹ עִוֵּ֑ר הֲלֹ֥א אָנֹכִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

And the LORD said unto him: ‘Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the LORD?

Rashi on Exodus

מי שם פה וגו׳ WHO HATH MADE MAN’S MOUTH etc.? — Who taught you to speak when you were arraigned in judgment before Pharaoh on account of the Egyptian whom you slew?
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Ramban on Exodus

WHO HATH MADE MAN’S MOUTH? This is a reference to man’s power of speech because it resides in the mouth. Similarly: Safa echad275Genesis 11:1. [literally: “one lip”] (one language); that speak ‘s’fath’ Canaan276Isaiah 19:18. [literally: “the lip of”] (the language of Canaan).
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Sforno on Exodus

מי שם פה לאדם?, Who provided the natural infrastructure for nature to be able to provide the body’s equipment?
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