Chapter 4

And Moses answered⁴ and said,⁴ But, behold, they will not believe⁵⁵ me, nor hearken⁴ unto my voice: for they will say,⁴ The LORD hath not appeared⁸ unto thee.

And the LORD said⁴ unto him, What [is] that in thine hand? And he said,⁴ A rod.

And he said,⁴ Cast⁵⁴ it on the ground. And he cast⁵⁵ it on the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled⁴ from before it.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, Put forth³ thine hand, and take³ it by the tail. And he put forth⁴ his hand, and caught⁵⁵ it, and it became a rod in his hand:

That they may believe⁵⁵ that the LORD God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared⁸ unto thee.

And the LORD said⁴ furthermore unto him, Put⁵⁴ now thine hand into thy bosom. And he put⁵⁵ his hand into his bosom: and when he took it out,⁵⁵ behold, his hand [was] leprous³⁰ as snow.

And he said,⁴ Put thine hand into thy bosom again.⁵⁴ And he put his hand into his bosom again;⁵⁵ and plucked it out⁵⁵ of his bosom, and, behold, it was turned¹ again as his [other] flesh.

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe⁵⁵ thee, neither hearken⁴ to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe⁵² the voice of the latter sign.

And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe⁵⁵ also these two signs, neither hearken⁴ unto thy voice, that thou shalt take¹ of the water of the river, and pour¹ [it] upon the dry [land]: and the water which thou takest⁴ out of the river shall become blood upon the dry [land].

And Moses said⁴ unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not eloquent, neither heretofore, ⁸⁵⁴³ nor since thou hast spoken¹⁵ unto thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

And the LORD said⁴ unto him, Who hath made¹ man's mouth? or who maketh⁴ the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Now therefore go,³ and I will be with thy mouth, and teach⁵² thee what thou shalt say.¹⁷

And he said,⁴ O my Lord, send,³ I pray thee, by the hand [of him whom] thou wilt send.⁴

And the anger of the LORD was kindled⁴ against Moses, and he said,⁴ [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know¹ that he can speak¹⁷ well.¹⁵ And also, behold, he cometh forth⁶ to meet² thee: and when he seeth¹ thee, he will be glad¹ in his heart.

And thou shalt speak¹⁴ unto him, and put¹ words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach⁵² you what ye shall do.⁴

And he shall be thy spokesman¹⁴ 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.

And thou shalt take⁴ this rod in thine hand, wherewith thou shalt do⁴ signs.

And Moses went⁴ and returned⁴ to Jethro his father in law,⁶ and said⁴ unto him, Let me go,⁴ I pray thee, and return⁴ unto my brethren which [are] in Egypt, and see⁴ whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said⁴ to Moses, Go³ in peace.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses in Midian, Go,³ return³ into Egypt: for all the men are dead¹ which sought¹⁸ thy life.

And Moses took⁴ his wife and his sons, and set⁵⁵ them upon an ass, and he returned⁴ to the land of Egypt: and Moses took⁴ the rod of God in his hand.

And the LORD said⁴ unto Moses, When thou goest² to return² into Egypt, see³ that thou do¹ all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put¹ in thine hand: but I will harden¹⁷ his heart, that he shall not let the people go.¹⁷

And thou shalt say¹ unto Pharaoh, Thus saith¹ the LORD, Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:

And I say⁴ unto thee, Let my son go,¹⁶ that he may serve⁴ me: and if thou refuse¹⁷ to let him go,¹⁵ behold, I will slay⁶ thy son, [even] thy firstborn.

And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met⁴ him, and sought¹⁷ to kill⁵³ him.

Then Zipporah took⁴ a sharp stone, and cut off⁴ the foreskin of her son, and cast⁵⁵ [it] at his feet, and said,⁴ Surely a bloody husband [art] thou to me.

So he let him go:⁴ then she said,¹ A bloody husband [thou art], because of the circumcision.

And the LORD said⁴ to Aaron, Go³ into the wilderness to meet² Moses. And he went,⁴ and met⁴ him in the mount of God, and kissed⁴ him.

And Moses told⁵⁵ Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent¹ him, and all the signs which he had commanded¹⁴ him.

And Moses and Aaron went⁴ and gathered⁴ together all the elders of the children of Israel:

And Aaron spake¹⁷ all the words which the LORD had spoken¹⁴ unto Moses, and did⁴ the signs in the sight of the people.

And the people believed:⁵⁵ and when they heard⁴ that the LORD had visited¹ the children of Israel, and that he had looked¹ upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads⁴ and worshipped.¹⁰¹